Kingston-upon-Thames by-election, 1972
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The Kingston-upon-Thames
by-election
of 4 May 1972 was held after Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) John Boyd-Carpenter
was appointed chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.
Kingston-upon-Thames (UK Parliament constituency)
Kingston-upon-Thames was a parliamentary constituency in the South-West London suburb of Kingston upon Thames which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 4 May 1972 was held after 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
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,...
(MP) John Boyd-Carpenter
John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter PC was a British Conservative politician.-Early life:...
was appointed chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.