Hugh McDowall Lawson was a politician in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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's short-lived Common Wealth Party

Common Wealth Party

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, which was founded to contest parliamentary by-election

By-election

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s during World War II

World War II

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.

He was elected to the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Skipton

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 at a by-election in January 1944, then contested Harrow West in the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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, where he lost. Lawson also contested the Rushcliffe constituency

Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in Nottinghamshire in 1950 for the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 but failed to win a seat.

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