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Post by finsobruce on Jul 19, 2016 12:25:03 GMT
Of the 1997 casualties, Peter Fry beat the 1970 intake by a year because he won a by-election in Wellingborough in 1969. ...and Sir Dudley Smith was elected to Warwick and Leamington the year before that before losing in '97. True. I think I forgot him the last time we discussed this!  |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 19, 2016 13:29:14 GMT
Henry Compton won the New Forest by-election on 6th Dec 1905 with a majority of 199, the day after Arthur Balfour resigned as Prime Minister. A general election was held in January 1906 when he lost the seat to the Liberals by 48 votes. If that's largely from memory you should be awarded some kind of crown as a prize. Or maybe a staff. Or a link referring you to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_with_the_shortest_service |
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Post by Sibboleth on Jul 19, 2016 14:43:27 GMT
Two from overseas for comparison purposes: Jack Brooks (D-TX) defeated after 42 years in 1994, Earle Page (Country Party, NSW) defeated after 42 years (less a couple of days) in 1961 although he was literally in a coma at the time and never found out that he'd lost. Also Rep Emmanuel Cellar (D-NY) who served two months shy of 50 years in the House of Representatives. He lost the Democratic primary in 1972 and while he didn't campaign he was on the general election ballot as the Liberal Party candidate. Very remiss of me to forget Manny Celler; or rather that he was still on the ballot post primary loss. |
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Post by mick745 on Jun 12, 2017 18:23:16 GMT
David Winnick lost his seat this year after first being elected in 1966 and serving continuously since 1979. He was the only remaining MP who had sat in the 1960s.
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Post by Jack on Jun 12, 2017 18:44:39 GMT
David Winnick lost his seat this year after first being elected in 1966 and serving continuously since 1979. He was the only remaining MP who had sat in the 1960s. You're welcome. |
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Post by ColinJ on Jun 26, 2017 22:37:53 GMT
Oh, here's one: Arthur Lewis (West Ham Upton 1945-50, West Ham North 1950-74, Newham North West 1974-83). Deselected in 1983 and stood as an independent (and lost, obviously). 38 years (less a month). I lived in Newham North-West for a year in the late 70s. It seemed to be a bit of a tradition for all the ward branches in the constituency to meet on the same night. Arthur rolled up at the Park ward branch meeting rather late in the evening, claiming he had visited all the others "but was saving the best till last."  I have absolutely no idea what he said, such was the impression he made. A few years later, when safely back in Harrow, it didn't surprise me in the least to learn of his deselection. |
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Post by warofdreams on Jun 27, 2017 0:14:54 GMT
Also worth mentioning Enoch Powell, 24 years as a Conservative in Wolverhampton, then after a short break, 13 years for the UUP in South Down before he lost the seat to the SDLP.
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Post by Merseymike on Jun 27, 2017 10:04:33 GMT
Oh, here's one: Arthur Lewis (West Ham Upton 1945-50, West Ham North 1950-74, Newham North West 1974-83). Deselected in 1983 and stood as an independent (and lost, obviously). 38 years (less a month). I lived in Newham North-West for a year in the late 70s. It seemed to be a bit of a tradition for all the ward branches in the constituency to meet on the same night. Arthur rolled up at the Park ward branch meeting rather late in the evening, claiming he had visited all the others "but was saving the best till last." I have absolutely no idea what he said, such was the impression he made. A few years later, when safely back in Harrow, it didn't surprise me in the least to learn of his deselection. Given that he actually stopped having any contact with his local party at all, and even stopped bothering to do surgeries, you were 'honoured' |
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Post by spqr on Jun 27, 2017 10:44:43 GMT
I lived in Newham North-West for a year in the late 70s. It seemed to be a bit of a tradition for all the ward branches in the constituency to meet on the same night. Arthur rolled up at the Park ward branch meeting rather late in the evening, claiming he had visited all the others "but was saving the best till last." I have absolutely no idea what he said, such was the impression he made. A few years later, when safely back in Harrow, it didn't surprise me in the least to learn of his deselection. Given that he actually stopped having any contact with his local party at all, and even stopped bothering to do surgeries, you were 'honoured' He was said to be living in Suffolk by the time of his deselection, I think. I always enjoy reading Andrew Roth's evocative descriptions of Lewis - in the MPs Chart he is described as a 'champ Cockney nagger', 'loud jealous underdog' and 'thick-skinned hog-caller'! |
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Post by greenhert on Jun 27, 2017 22:02:28 GMT
David Winnick lost his seat this year after first being elected in 1966 and serving continuously since 1979. He was the only remaining MP who had sat in the 1960s. Total length of service: 42 years on behalf of Labour. Sir Dudley Smith still holds the record on the Conservatives' behalf (total length of service: 36 years). |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 27, 2017 22:36:04 GMT
A few interesting defeats in France the other week. A lot appear to have been in place since 1988.
Ain- Michel Voisin (LR), after serving since 1988. Lost to La REM.
Alpes-Maritimes- Rudy Salles (UDI), also 1988, also to La REM.
Bouches-du-Rhone- Christian Kert (LR), also 1988, also to La REM.
Calvados- Nicole Ameline (LR), also 1988, also to La REM.
Eure- Francois Loncle (PS), first elected in 1981, lost in 1993, re-elected in 1997.
Finistere- Glibert Le Bris (PS)- on and off since 1981.
Loire- Francois Rochebloine (NC)- since 1988, and brilliantly he is currently banned from entering Azerbaijan.
Meuse- Jean-Louis Dumont (PS)- originally elected under PR in 1986.
Nord- Yves Durand (PS)- also elected under PR originally, but in 1988.
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Post by therealriga on Jun 28, 2017 13:04:14 GMT
One more from abroad: in last month's general election in The Bahamas, former Prime Minister Perry Christie lost his seat by 4 votes. He'd represented it for 40 years.
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Post by Khunanup on Jul 9, 2017 14:02:35 GMT
One more from abroad: in last month's general election in The Bahamas, former Prime Minister Perry Christie lost his seat by 4 votes. He'd represented it for 40 years. He was actually the sitting PM at that time too. |
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Post by Jack on Jul 12, 2017 20:58:47 GMT
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 12, 2017 21:33:31 GMT
Well, if you insist......  |
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Post by Jack on Jul 12, 2017 21:44:46 GMT
Well, if you insist...... If you're gonna do it, do it right. As the literary giant George Michael once said. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 12, 2017 21:53:59 GMT
Well, if you insist...... If you're gonna do it, do it right. As the literary giant George Michael once said. He was 5' 11" or 1.8m as the interfering bureaucrats in Brussels would have us believe. |
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Post by Jack on Jul 12, 2017 23:31:38 GMT
Like me. |
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Post by John Chanin on Jul 13, 2017 7:48:58 GMT
If you're gonna do it, do it right. As the literary giant George Michael once said. He was 5' 11" or 1.8m as the interfering bureaucrats in Brussels would have us believe. 1.80 metres please. We need to have the correct number of decimals (sorry to get a bit Foggy ) |
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Post by albion on Jul 13, 2017 9:06:05 GMT
If you're gonna do it, do it right. As the literary giant George Michael once said. He was 5' 11" or 1.8m as the interfering bureaucrats in Brussels would have us believe. I would treat any source of a person's height as suspect unless you have had the measure out yourself. As an example Wikipedia gives Spike Lee as 1.68m (or 5'6"). I have seen him and he is under five feet tall. Similarly Clooney is listed at 5'8" and is 5'6" at most. |
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I have absolutely no idea what he said, such was the impression he made. A few years later, when safely back in Harrow, it didn't surprise me in the least to learn of his deselection. 
