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Weekly Information Bulletin: 6th November 1999

BY-ELECTIONS AND NEW MPS SINCE THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MAY 1997

Vacancy

Cause

By Election

New Member

Date of

introduction

Maiden

Speech

Uxbridge

Death of

Sir Michael Shersby

(Con) (8.5.97)

31.7.97

John

Randall (Con)

29.10.97

10.11.97

Paisley

Death of

Mr Gordon McMaster

(Lab) (28.7.97)

6.11.97

Douglas

Alexander (Lab)

12.11.97

16.12.97

Beckenham

Resignation of

Mr Piers Merchant

(Con) (21.10.97)

20.11.97

Jacqui Lait (Con)

26.11.97

*

Winchester

Successful

Election Petition

(Writ moved

28.10.97)

20.11.97

Mark Oaten (LD)

25.11.97

*

Leeds Central

Death of Rt Hon

Derek Fatchett

(Lab) (9.5.99)

10.6.99

Hilary Benn

(Lab)

14.6.99

23.6.99

Eddisbury

Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Alastair Goodlad (Con) (28.6.99)

22.7.99

Stephen O'Brien

(Con)

26.7.99

 

 

Wigan

Death of

Mr Roger Stott

(Lab) (8.8.99)

23.9.99

Neil Turner (Lab)

19.10.99

 

 

Hamilton South

Elevation to the Peerage of Rt Hon George Robertson (Lab) (24.8.99)

23.9.99

Bill Tynan (Lab)

19.10.99

 

Kensington and

Chelsea

Death of Rt Hon Alan Clark (Con) (5.9.99)

25.11.99

     

*Jacqui Lait and Mark Oaten have both sat in the House previously

Jacqui Lait made her Maiden Speech 8.6.92

Mark Oaten made his Maiden Speech 4.6.97

 

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Prepared 6 November 1999