Janet Laurel Adamson was a Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician in the United Kingdom

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Janet "Jennie" Adamson was originally elected as the Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Dartford

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 in a by-election in 1938. In the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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, after boundary changes, Adamson was elected MP for Bexley

Bexley (UK Parliament constituency)

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. She resigned in 1946, precipitating a by-election won by Labour candidate Ashley Bramall

Ashley Bramall

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. The constituency was subsequently gained (in 1950

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) by future Prime Minister Edward Heath

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The Labour Party campaign centre and headquarters building in Bexleyheath is named "Jennie Adamson House" in honour of the former MP.