David Lightbown
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Sir David Lincoln Lightbown (30 November 1932 – 12 December 1995) was the Conservative
Member of Parliament
for South East Staffordshire from 1983 until he died in office in 1995 (he suffered a heart attack while watching a rugby match). The resulting by-election for his seat
was won by the Labour Party
candidate Brian Jenkins
.
He was well-known during his time in Parliament as a government whip with a robust attitude towards ensuring Conservative MPs were voting as the government wished.he also took his turn as the hostage durein an opening of parliament. However he is perhaps best remembered for the marstrict treaty vote where after encouraging several of his colleges to enter the yea lobby frogot to enter it himself
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for South East Staffordshire from 1983 until he died in office in 1995 (he suffered a heart attack while watching a rugby match). The resulting by-election for his seat
South East Staffordshire by-election, 1996
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on 11 April 1996 following the death of sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lincoln Lightbown.The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives....
was won by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate Brian Jenkins
Brian Jenkins (politician)
Brian David Jenkins is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Tamworth from 1997 until 2010, and has lived in the constituency for over 50 years...
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He was well-known during his time in Parliament as a government whip with a robust attitude towards ensuring Conservative MPs were voting as the government wished.he also took his turn as the hostage durein an opening of parliament. However he is perhaps best remembered for the marstrict treaty vote where after encouraging several of his colleges to enter the yea lobby frogot to enter it himself