Michael O'Halloran (UK politician)
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Michael Joseph O'Halloran (20 August 1933 – 29 November 1999) was a British politician.
O'Halloran was elected Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North in a by-election in 1969 following the death of sitting MP Gerry Reynolds.
O'Halloran was among the Labour MPs who defected to the new Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981. However in 1983, the SDP chose John Grant, the MP for Islington Central (which was being abolished in boundary changes), to be its candidate in Islington North. O'Halloran then decided to desert the SDP and stand as an independent Labour candidate in the 1983 general election. The official Labour candidate Jeremy Corbyn won while O'Halloran came in fourth with 11% of the vote. Grant came third with 22% of the vote.
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| Preceded by Gerry Reynolds |
Member of Parliament for Islington North 1969–1983 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Corbyn |
[edit] References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1983
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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