David Wilshire (born 16 September1943, Bristol) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament for Spelthorne in Surrey, and was first elected in the 1987 general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth). ... 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. ... Spelthorne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
In 1987 he introduced Section 28 as an amendment to the Local Government Bill. The amendment made it illegal for local authorities to "promote homosexuality or ... promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality." 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 Sir Ian McKellen with Michael Cashman at the Gay Rights March on Manchester in protest of Section 28. ... There are many acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom called the Local Government Act. ...
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Wilshire MP
Wilshire is outspoken in his opposition to rights for lesbian and gay people.
While leader of Wansdyke council in the 1980s, he regularly wrote articles in local newspapers expressing disregard for the lifestlyes of gay and lesbian people.
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