Lawrence Rustem

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Lawrence Rustem, is the Chairman of the "Ethnic Liaison Committee" of the British National Party, a group set up in 2001 to co-ordinate work between the party and non-whites with similar aims [1]. Rustem is half British and half Turkish Cypriot and is the only member of the party from an ethnic minority.[2]

He stood in the Dagenham constituency in the 2005 UK General Election where he received 9.3% of the votes. In the 2006 local elections he was elected as a councillor for the Valence ward of Barking and Dagenham Council.

[edit] Elections contested

Date of election Constituency Party Votes  %
2005 Dagenham BNP 2870 9.3

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC News BNP: Under the skin - Ethnic Liaison Committee
  2. ^ BBC News BNP: Under the skin - Lawrence Rustum

[edit] External links

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