Michael Walton Bates

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Michael Walton Bates (born 26 May 1961) is a British Conservative politician. In 1992, he was elected MP for Langbaurgh – defeating Labour's Ashok Kumar who had gained the seat in a by-election in 1991. Bates was a government whip from 1994 to 1996, and Paymaster General from 1996 to 1997. His constituency was abolished in 1997, and he stood in the similar seat of Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East - but lost to Ashok Kumar in the Labour victory of 1997.

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  • "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition.
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