James Harrison (30 August 1899 – 2 May 1959) was a Labour Party politician in the

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. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East at the 1945 general election, and held the seat until its abolition for the 1955 general election. He was then returned for the new Nottingham North constituency, and died in office in May 1959, aged 59. No

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was called after his death, and the Nottingham North seat remained vacant until

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was dissolved on 18 September for the 1959 general election.

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* 1899 births 1959 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Railwaymen-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub