William Oscar James Robinson (20 March 1909 – 18 October 1968) was a British
Labour Party politician.
He was elected at the
1966 general election as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Walthamstow East, winning the seat with a majority of 1,807 over the sitting
Conservative Party
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MP
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. He had unsuccessfully contested the same seat at the
1964 general election.
Robinson served only two years in
Parliament
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, dying in office two years later aged 59.
Prior to becoming an MP Robinson had been a solicitor, and had also served as a councillor on two local authorities. He was elected to
Leyton Borough Council in 1945, serving until 1952, being elected to
Wanstead and Woodford Borough Council in the same year. He also served as
Mayor
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of Wanstead and Woodford in 1962–63.
The
resulting by-election was held in March 1969 and won with a 5,479-vote majority by the Conservative
Michael McNair-Wilson
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, whose brother
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had won a
by-election
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in 1968.
References
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UK General Elections since 1832*
External links
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1909 births
1968 deaths
Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1966–1970
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