Tim Smith (UK politician)
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Timothy John Smith, known as Tim Smith, (born 5 October 1947), is a British Conservative politician.
In 1977, he was selected to stand as Conservative candidate for the Labour seat of Ashfield in a by-election, following the resignation of David Marquand. Ashfield was regarded as a 'safe' Labour seat, but on 28 April Smith overturned Marquand's October 1974 majority of 22,915[1] to win by 264 votes[2] over Labour's Michael Cowan. However, Smith was unable to hold the seat in the 1979 general election.
He was subsequently elected as MP for Beaconsfield in a 1982 by-election, in which he defeated the Labour candidate and future Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Smith remained as an MP until the 1997 general election, when he stood down over the Cash-for-questions affair. On 3 July 1997 he was found guilty by Sir Gordon Downey of taking cash for questions from Mohammed Al Fayed, along with Neil Hamilton.
[3] He did not stand again.
[edit] References
- ^ UK general election results, October 1974: Aberavon — Banbury at Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
- ^ 1977 by-elections at British Parliamentary By-elections
- ^ Ex-minister quits over sleaze, Daily Telgraph, Thursday 27 March 1997
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by David Marquand |
Member of Parliament for Ashfield 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by Geoff Hoon |
| Preceded by Sir Ronald Bell |
Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield 1982–1997 |
Succeeded by Dominic Grieve |
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