British Politics Facts and Figures

1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Dartford Constituency – Biography of Roberts

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Dartford

CANDIDATE : Roberts

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Miss M. Roberts, aged 24, attended Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School, where she won a bursary to Somerville College, Oxford. She took an honours degree and was awarded a B.Sc. (Research) degree. She was engaged on research work at Colchester. While at Oxford she became president of the University Conservative Association—the third woman to hold that office.


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