John Robertson (Berwick MP)

John James Robertson was a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1945-51.
Born in Shetland, Robertson was first elected at the 1945 general election, a landslide victory for the Labour Party nationwide; as the Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington. Following boundary changes, he was returned to the House of Commons at the 1950 general election for the new constituency of Berwick and East Lothian. The following year, Robertson lost his seat at the 1951 general election to the Unionist candidate, William Anstruther-Gray. The Labour Party lost the general election to the Conservatives that year, after six years in government.