Simon Wingfield Digby
Encyclopedia
Simon Digby Wingfield Digby (13 February 1910 – 22 March 1998) was a British Conservative
politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for West Dorset at a by-election in June 1941, and held the seat until his retirement at the February 1974 general election
.
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.
He was elected as 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) for West Dorset at a by-election in June 1941, and held the seat until his retirement at the February 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
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