Michael Colvin

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Michael Keith Beale Colvin (27 September 1932 – 24 February 2000) was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was first elected as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Bristol North West in 1979. From 1983 onwards he was the MP for Romsey and Waterside constituency in Hampshire, which later became the constituency of Romsey.

In 1989 he sponsored a Private Member's Bill which became the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

He held the seat in the 1997 general election, but died in a fire at his house three years later. The by-election was won by Sandra Gidley of the Liberal Democrats.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ronald Thomas	Member of Parliament for Bristol North West 1979–1983	Succeeded by Michael Stern
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Romsey and Waterside 1983–1997	Succeeded by (constituency renamed)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Romsey 1997–2000	Succeeded by Sandra Gidley