Sir John Michael Gorst (born 28 June 1928) is a British Conservative politician. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ...

He was educated at Ardingly College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

At the 1966 general election, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Bodmin constituency in Cornwall, but lost to the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), Peter Bessell. The UK general election in 1966 was called by Harold Wilson because his government, elected in the 1964 election, had an unworkably small majority. ... Bodmin was a constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, when its representation was reduced to one member. ... Cornish Flag Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... 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. ...

At the 1970, he was elected MP for Hendon North, holding the seat until until was seat was abolished by boundary changes in 1997. In the 1997 general election, he stood in the new seat of Hendon, losing to Labour's Andrew Dismore. 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. ... Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Hendon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... Andrew Hartley Dismore (born September 2, 1954, Bridlington, North Yorkshire) is the Labour member of Parliament for Hendon in London. ...

He is the great grandson of Sir John Eldon Gorst. Sir John Eldon Gorst, (1835-1916), was a British lawyer and politician. ...

References

• "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition.