Jim Pawsey
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James Francis Pawsey, known as Jim Pawsey, is a retired British
Conservative
politician.
Pawsey was Member of Parliament
for Rugby
from 1979 to 1983, then for Rugby and Kenilworth from 1983 until he lost the seat in the 1997 general election
to Labour
's Andy King.
His son, Mark Pawsey
, was elected Member of Parliament for Rugby at the 2010 general election.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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...
politician.
Pawsey was 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 Rugby
Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)
Rugby is a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom using the first past the post system....
from 1979 to 1983, then for Rugby and Kenilworth from 1983 until he lost the seat 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...
to Labour
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...
's Andy King.
His son, Mark Pawsey
Mark Pawsey
Mark Julian Francis Pawsey is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Rugby since the 2010 general election....
, was elected Member of Parliament for Rugby at the 2010 general election.