Walter Johnson (politician)

British politician (1917–2003)

Walter Johnson

Member of Parliament
for Derby South
In office
1970–1983
Preceded by| Philip Noel-Baker
Succeeded by| Margaret Beckett
President of the Railway Clerks' Association
In office
1977–1981
Preceded by| Tom Bradley
Succeeded by| Jim Mills
Personal details
Born|

Walter Hamlet Johnson

(1917-11-21)21 November 1917
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Died| 12 April 2003(2003-04-12) (aged 85)
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Political party| Labour

Walter Hamlet Johnson (21 November 1917 – 12 April 2003) was a British Labour Party politician.

## Early life

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Johnson was born in Hertford.

## Political career

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Before being elected, Johnson stood several times for Parliament without success. In the 1955 General Election he fought Bristol West, but was defeated by the Conservative Cabinet Minister Walter Monckton. He contested South Bedfordshire in 1959, and a by-election at Acton in 1968 that was one of three Labour seats lost that day (in Johnson's case to the future Cabinet Minister Kenneth Baker).

Following the retirement of Philip Noel-Baker as the Member of Parliament, Johnson retained Derby South at the 1970 general election for the Labour Party, and was an assistant government whip from 1974 to 1975. He stood down as an MP at the 1983, after which he was succeeded by Margaret Beckett.

Johnson was partly funded by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association.[1] He was treasurer of that Association from 1965 to 1977.[2]

## Death

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He died in Haywards Heath, aged 85.

## References

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1. ^ Voices of the Association, tssa.org, accessed September 2009
2. ^ Malcolm Wallace; Dave Hillam (2003) [1996]. "Treasurers of the Association". Single or Return. TSSA. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2007.

* Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Walter Johnson

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Philip Noel-Baker

|  Member of Parliament for Derby South
1970–1983 | Succeeded by

Margaret Beckett

Trade union offices
Preceded by

Tom Bradley

|  President of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
1977 – 1981  | Succeeded by

Jim Mills

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