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'''Antony Kirby Speller''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centrallobby.politicshome.com/fileadmin/epolitix/stakeholders/Order_Order_Summer_2013_WEB_.pdf |last=Aspinwall |first=Jack |authorlink=Jack Aspinwall |title=Order, Order! |publisher=Association of Former Members of Parliament |date=Summer 2013 |page=15}}</ref> known as '''Tony Speller''', (12 June 1929 |
'''Antony Kirby Speller''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centrallobby.politicshome.com/fileadmin/epolitix/stakeholders/Order_Order_Summer_2013_WEB_.pdf |last=Aspinwall |first=Jack |authorlink=Jack Aspinwall |title=Order, Order! |publisher=Association of Former Members of Parliament |date=Summer 2013 |page=15}}</ref> known as '''Tony Speller''', (12 June 1929 – 15 February 2013) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[politician]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/North-Devon-Conservative-MP-Tony-Speller-dies/story-18182352-detail/story.html#axzz2LGF0kAFh |title=Former North Devon Conservative MP Tony Speller dies aged 83 |publisher=This is North Devon |date=2013-02-18 |accessdate=2013-02-28}}</ref> On his second attempt, in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]], he defeated former [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] leader [[Jeremy Thorpe]] to become MP for [[North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|North Devon]], which effectively ended Thorpe's political career. Speller held the seat until 1992 when he lost to the [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] [[Nick Harvey]]. |
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Revision as of 13:10, 30 October 2013
Antony Kirby Speller,[1] known as Tony Speller, (12 June 1929 – 15 February 2013) was a British Conservative politician.[2] On his second attempt, in the 1979 general election, he defeated former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe to become MP for North Devon, which effectively ended Thorpe's political career. Speller held the seat until 1992 when he lost to the Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey.
Sources
- ^ Aspinwall, Jack (Summer 2013). "Order, Order!" (PDF). Association of Former Members of Parliament. p. 15.
- ^ "Former North Devon Conservative MP Tony Speller dies aged 83". This is North Devon. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992
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