John Paton (UK politician)

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John Paton (8 August 188614 December 1976) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1964.

He was elected at the 1945 general election as MP for the two-seat Norwich constituency. When that constituency was divided at the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons for the new Norwich North seat, which he held until he retired at the 1964 general election.

His wife Florence Paton was MP for Rushcliffe from 1945 to 1950.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Geoffrey Shakespeare and
Henry Strauss
Member of Parliament for Norwich
2-seat constituency
(with Lucy Noel-Buxton)

19451950
Succeeded by
(constituency abolished)
Preceded by
(new constituency)
Member of Parliament for Norwich North
19501964
Succeeded by
George Wallace
Political offices
Preceded by
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General Secretary of the Independent Labour Party
1927–1933
Succeeded by
Fenner Brockway
Media offices
Preceded by
Fenner Brockway
Editor of the New Leader
1930–1931
Succeeded by
Fenner Brockway