In which general election was she elected to the House of Commons?
1964 general election
1970 general election
1980 general election
1974 general election
Answer
Barbara Castle was elected to the House of Commons in the 1964 general election. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979 and for Blackburn South from 1979 to 1997.
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