The Archive · 1935

MR. R. MacDONALD TO CONTEST SEAHAM

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London, Oct. 23.

Mr, Ramsay MacDonald, Lord President of the Council and former Prime to defend his sam Harbour, Durham, at Election. He will open his campaign next Tuesday.

Mr. MacDonald has represented Seaham since May, 1929. Previous to that he represented the Aberavon division of Glamorgan—Reuter.

Havas reports that Mr, MacDonald's opponent will be Mr. E. Shinwell, unsuccessful candidate to Linlithgow in the last General Election, Mr. Shin-well, a Labour leader, followed the late'Mr. Arthur Henderson into op-Position to the National Governmeni after having acted as Financial Secretary to the War Office and then Minister of Mines in 1924,

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