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Gordon Walker, Patrick

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Labour

Name

Patrick Gordon Walker

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, , United Kingdom

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Born

April 07, 1907

Died

December 02, 1980 (73 years)

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New Jerusalem

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Juan Croniqueur
Nov 11, 2023 08:00pm

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English - Fabian Society -

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Baron Gordon-Walker of Leyton from 1974 until his death six years later.

Member of Parliament (Smethwick) 1945-1964, (Leyton) 1966-1974

Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs 1950-1951
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1964-1965
Secretary of State for Education & Science 1967-1968

Shadow Foreign Secretary 1963-1964

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	07/04/1974	UK House of Lords - Baron Gordon-Walker	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	06/18/1970	UK Parliament - Leyton	Won 56.64% (+13.27%)
	08/29/1967	UK Secretary of State for Education and Science	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	03/31/1966	UK Parliament - Leyton	Won 54.42% (+17.55%)
	01/21/1965	UK Parliament - Leyton - By-election	Lost 42.35% (-0.53%)
	10/16/1964	UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	10/15/1964	UK Parliament - Smethwick	Lost 42.57% (-5.06%)
	10/08/1959	UK Parliament - Smethwick	Won 54.69% (+9.38%)
	05/26/1955	UK Parliament - Smethwick	Won 58.16% (+16.32%)
	10/25/1951	UK Parliament - Smethwick	Won 60.63% (+21.26%)
	02/28/1950	UK Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	02/23/1950	UK Parliament - Smethwick	Won 62.09% (+24.18%)
	10/01/1945	UK Parliament - Smethwick - By-election	Won 68.85% (+37.69%)
	11/14/1935	UK Parliament - Oxford	Lost 37.20% (-25.59%)

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UK Parliament - Oxford - By-election - Oct 27, 1938	IP	Sandie Lindsay