Hubert Duggan - Election For Acton

Election For Acton

Meanwhile, Duggan decided not to fight East Ham again, He was adopted for Acton in 1930, a seat which Labour held by 467 votes. At the 1931 general election, he gained the seat by a majority of 12,272. He was swiftly appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Euan Wallace, Civil Lord of the Admiralty.

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