1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Acton Constituency – Biography of Sparks

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Acton

CANDIDATE : Sparks

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. A. Sparks first became M.P. for Acton in 1945. He was a railway clerk until that time and a member of the National Union of Rail way men, by whom he is sponsored. A large number of rail-waymen live in Acton. Mr. Sparks promoted in 1949 the Hairdressers’ Registration Bill, which failed to pass. He served for many years on Acton Borough Council.

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