This is a list of Communist Party MPs. It includes all members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Communist Party of Great Britain from 1834 onwards. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd or the European Parliament are not listed.

Member	Constituency	Years served	Remarks
Cecil Malone	Leyton East	1920–1922	Elected as Coalition Liberal 1918; defected to British Socialist Party 1919, which formed main constituent of Communist Party of Great Britain 1920. Did not seek re-election 1922, having joined the Independent Labour Party. Labour MP for Northampton 1928 – 1931
Walton Newbold	Motherwell	1922–1923	Elected without Labour opposition. Application to take the Labour whip and sit with the Labour group rejected; did not seek re-election 1923.
Shapurji Saklatvala	Battersea North	1924–1929	Labour MP 1922–1923; re-elected as Communist 1924 without Labour opposition; defeated 1929 against Labour opposition.
Willie Gallacher	West Fife	1935–1950	Elected against Labour opposition; defeated 1950 against Labour opposition.
Phil Piratin	Mile End	1945–1950	Elected against Labour opposition; seat abolished 1950, defeated at Stepney against Labour opposition.

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By year elected

1800s	1801 02 06 07 12 18 20 26 30 31 32 35 37 41 47 52 57 59 65 68 74 80 85 86 92 95
1900s	1900 06 10 Jan 10 Dec 18 22 23 24 29 31 35 45 50 51 55 59 64 66 70 Feb 74 Oct 74 79 83 87 92 97
2000s	2001 05 10 new 15 17 19

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England	Colchester 1885–1983 East Midlands 10 London Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Kent Wolverhampton England 05 10 15 17 19
Scotland	59 64 66 70 Feb 74 Oct 74 79 83 87 92 97 01 05 10 15 17 19
Wales	74 87 92 97 01 05 10 15 17 19
Northern Ireland	92 97 01 05 10 15 17 19

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Leadership

General Secretaries	Albert Inkpin (1920–1928) J. R. Campbell (1929) Harry Pollitt (1929–1939) Rajani Palme Dutt (1939–1941) Harry Pollitt (1941–1956) John Gollan (1956–1975) Gordon McLennan (1975–1989) Nina Temple (1989–1991)
Assistant General Secretaries	Fred Peet (1920–1922) John Gollan (1947–1949) George Matthews (1949–1956) Bill Wainwright (1956-59) Bill Alexander (1959–1967) Reuben Falber (1968–1979)
Chairs	Arthur MacManus (1920–1927) Willie Gallacher (1943–1956) Harry Pollitt (1956–1960) Frank Stanley (1964–1967) Tony Chater (1968–1969) John Tocher (1969–1971) Irene Swann (1972–1974) Mick McGahey (1974–1979) Ron Halverson (1980s) George Bolton (1980s–1990)
National Organisers	Tom Bell (1920–1921) Bob Stewart (1921–1923) Harry Pollitt (1923) Idris Cox (1930s) R. W. Robson (1930s) Dave Springhall (1940–1943) Peter Kerrigan (1943–1951) Mick Bennett (1951–1954) John Gollan (1954–1956) Bill Lauchlan (1956–1966) Gordon McLennan (1966–1975) Dave Cook (1975–1981) Ian McKay (1982–1991)
National Industrial Organisers	Ernie Woolley (1925–) Finlay Hart (1937–1939) Peter Kerrigan (1939–1942) George Allison (1942–1951) Peter Kerrigan (1951–1966) Bert Ramelson (1965–1978) Mick Costello (1979–1982) Pete Carter (1982–1991)

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