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Encyclopedia > Antony Gardner

Antony John Gardner (born 27 December 1927) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe from the 1966 general election until the 1970 general election, when he was defeated by Ken Clarke of the Conservative Party. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Rushcliffe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election in 1966 was called by Harold Wilson because his government, elected in the 1964 election, had an unworkably small majority. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. ... Kenneth Clarke The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting MPs, and the largest by of public membership. ...

Preceded by:
Martin Redmayne
Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe
1966–1970
Succeeded by:
Ken Clarke

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