John Watkinson
John Taylor Watkinson (25 January 1941 – 21 September 2004) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister and teacher.
He was educated at Bristol Grammar School before reading PPE at Worcester College, Oxford.[1]
Watkinson was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West in the October 1974 general election, but lost the seat in 1979 to the Conservative Paul Marland. Watkinson defected to the Social Democratic Party in the 1980s.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Watkinson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles William Loughlin |
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West October 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Paul Marland |
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