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  Richardson, Josephine
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NameJosephine Richardson
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Barking, London, England , United Kingdom
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Born August 28, 1923
Died February 01, 1994 (71 years)
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Nov 12, 2021 03:17pm
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InfoShe contested Monmouth in 1951 and 1955, Hornchurch in 1959, and Harrow East in 1964.

She was seen as a peace campaigner on the hard left of the Labour Party. She was a member of the Socialist Campaign Group but resigned in 1988 in protest at Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the leadership. She also served as a member of the Shadow Cabinet. She was a central figure of the feminist left and helped to expand women's rights in Britain and was the head of a group of women MPs that supported the anti-pornography position. She was also a pro-choice campaigner.


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  07/01/1992 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Election Lost 1.52% (-2.53%)
  04/09/1992 UK Parliament - Barking Won 51.61% (+17.75%)
  06/11/1987 UK Parliament - Barking Won 44.28% (+9.86%)
  06/09/1983 UK Parliament - Barking Won 42.12% (+11.77%)
  05/03/1979 UK Parliament - Barking Won 52.78% (+20.42%)
  10/10/1974 UK Parliament - Barking Won 63.92% (+48.33%)
  02/28/1974 UK Parliament - Barking Won 60.10% (+39.02%)
  10/15/1964 UK Parliament - Harrow East Lost 47.06% (-5.89%)
  10/08/1959 UK Parliament - Hornchurch Lost 37.49% (-9.97%)
  05/26/1955 UK Parliament - Monmouth Lost 42.78% (-14.44%)
  10/25/1951 UK Parliament - Monmouth Lost 44.41% (-11.19%)
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