Hartley Booth
Encyclopedia
Vernon Edward Hartley Booth, known as Hartley Booth (born 17 July 1946) is a British
politician.
as the Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Finchley from the 1992 general election
until the constituency was abolished in the 1997 general election
. He resigned from his position as a Parliamentary Private Secretary
in February 1994 after revelations that he had had a “friendship” with a former research assistant, Emily Barr
, who went on to be a successful journalist and novelist.
Booth lost a bruising nomination battle with the Hendon South MP John Marshall
for the new Finchley and Golders Green constituency, and was unsuccessful in finding another seat before the election. Marshall lost the 1997 general election to Labour's
Rudi Vis
.
.
United Kingdom
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politician.
Political career
Booth succeeded Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
as the Conservative
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
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for Finchley from the 1992 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
until the constituency was abolished in the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
. He resigned from his position as a Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
in February 1994 after revelations that he had had a “friendship” with a former research assistant, Emily Barr
Emily Barr
Emily Barr is a British travel writer and novelist, author of novels such as Cuban Heels, Baggage, The Life You Want and, most recently The Perfect Lie....
, who went on to be a successful journalist and novelist.
Booth lost a bruising nomination battle with the Hendon South MP John Marshall
John Leslie Marshall
John Leslie Marshall is a British Conservative politician. He was MEP for London North from 1979 to 1989. He lost to Michael Portillo in the selection for the Enfield Southgate byelection in 1984, but was later selected for Hendon South in the London Borough of Barnet and became Member of...
for the new Finchley and Golders Green constituency, and was unsuccessful in finding another seat before the election. Marshall lost the 1997 general election to Labour's
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...
Rudi Vis
Rudi Vis
Rudolf Jan Vis was a Dutch-born British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Finchley and Golders Green from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:...
.
Personal life
A Methodist preacher, Booth is related to the founders of the Salvation ArmySalvation Army
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