Lincoln by-election, 1962
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There was a by-election
in the UK parliamentary constituency of Lincoln
on March 8, 1962 following the resignation of the sitting member, Geoffrey de Freitas
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It was won by Dick Taverne of the Labour Party
. Taverne became controversial after he fell out with the Labour Party in 1973, winning a second controversial by-election
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By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in the UK parliamentary constituency of Lincoln
Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
on March 8, 1962 following the resignation of the sitting member, Geoffrey de Freitas
Geoffrey de Freitas
Sir Geoffrey Stanley de Freitas was a British politician and diplomat. For many years a Labour Member of Parliament, he also served as British High Commissioner in Accra and Nairobi, and later as President of the Council of Europe....
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It was won by Dick Taverne of 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...
. Taverne became controversial after he fell out with the Labour Party in 1973, winning a second controversial by-election
Lincoln by-election, 1973
The Lincoln by-election of 1 March 1973 saw the re-election of Dick Taverne as Member of Parliament for Lincoln as a Democratic Labour representative, after Taverne's pro-Common Market views saw him repudiated by the Lincoln Constituency Labour Party...
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