Forward to Mars Party

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The Forward to Mars Party ran in the UK General Election in Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency) in 1992. It stood against incumbent Prime Minister (Conservative), John Major. The Party stood for increased British involvement in Mars exploration, greater UK contribution to the European Space Agency and its human exploration ambitions. The Party proposed the building of a British station on Mars. The Party was represented by its sole parliamentary candidate, Charles S. Cockell; it also had a shadow education (Mark Page) and environmental secretary (Sasha Rakoff). Its election agent was William Hardy. The party won 91 votes, just over 0.1% of the vote.[1] It lost its deposit.

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  1. ^ Not updated: UK Election April 1992: parties, party candidates, total vote, percentage vote, lost deposits