James Bennett (British politician)
James Bennett (18 December 1912 – 17 September 1984) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.
He was elected to the House of Commons in 1961 at a by-election in 1961 in the Glasgow Bridgeton constituency, following the resignation of the sitting Labour (formerly ILP) MP James Carmichael.
Bennett held the seat until its abolition at the February 1974 general election.
References[]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Bennett
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1984 deaths
- Scottish Labour MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- Labour MP for Scotland stubs