List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election
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This is a complete list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1950 general election, held on 23 February 1950.
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1950–1951 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
Term | 23 February 1950 (1950-02-23) – 26 October 1951 (1951-10-26) | ||||
Election | 1950 United Kingdom general election | ||||
Government | Second Attlee ministry | ||||
House of Commons | |||||
Members | 625 | ||||
Speaker | Douglas Clifton Brown | ||||
Leader | Herbert Morrison James Chuter Ede | ||||
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Winston Churchill | ||||
Third-party leader | Clement Davies | ||||
House of Lords | |||||
Lord Chancellor | Earl Jowitt |
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Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Edward Heath, Horace King, Fred Mulley, Bernard Braine, Harry Hylton-Foster, Iain Macleod, Gerald Nabarro, Reginald Maudling, Robert Carr, Bill Deedes, Enoch Powell, David Ormsby-Gore, Christopher Soames, Anthony Crosland, and Jo Grimond.