Arthur Probert
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Arthur Reginald Probert was a British
politician
. He served as a Labour
Member of Parliament
(MP) from 1954 to 1974.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil
, he was first elected as an MP to the Commons for the Welsh constituency of Aberdare
on 28 October 1954, in a by-election
following the death of Labour MP David Thomas
. Probert held the seat until he retired at the February 1974 general election
. He died in Pontypridd
in 1975 aged 67.
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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. He served as a Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) from 1954 to 1974.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...
, he was first elected as an MP to the Commons for the Welsh constituency of Aberdare
Aberdare (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdare was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election and returned one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 1983 general election....
on 28 October 1954, in a by-election
Aberdare by-election, 1954
The Aberdare by-election, 1954 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 October 1954 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament David Thomas had died on 20 June 1954. Thomas had held the seat since a 1946...
following the death of Labour MP David Thomas
David Thomas (British politician)
David Emlyn Thomas was a British politician. He served as a Labour Member of Parliament from 1946 to 1954.-Early life:...
. Probert held the seat until he retired at the February 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
. He died in Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
in 1975 aged 67.