Anthony Beaumont-Dark
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Sir Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark (11 October 1932 – 2 April 2006) was a British
politician
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He was a Conservative
City Councillor for Birmingham
from 1956 to 1967 and MP
for the constituency of Birmingham Selly Oak from 1979 to 1992. He was known for being a "rent-a-quote" MP who would deliver a pithy and memorable comment on almost any public issue.
He defeated Tom Litterick of the Labour Party
in 1979, and served as a backbencher until his defeat in the 1992 general election
by Dr Lynne Jones
, the Labour candidate. He was knighted the same year.
Viz
comic featured a regular character, Sir Anthony Regents-Park, MP for Fulchester Sunnyoak, who appears to refer to Baumont-Dark.
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He was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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City Councillor for Birmingham
Birmingham
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from 1956 to 1967 and MP
Member of Parliament
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for the constituency of Birmingham Selly Oak from 1979 to 1992. He was known for being a "rent-a-quote" MP who would deliver a pithy and memorable comment on almost any public issue.
He defeated Tom Litterick of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
in 1979, and served as a backbencher until his defeat in the 1992 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
by Dr Lynne Jones
Lynne Jones
Lynne Mary Jones is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak from 1992 until the dissolution of parliament in April 2010.-Early life:...
, the Labour candidate. He was knighted the same year.
Viz
Viz
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comic featured a regular character, Sir Anthony Regents-Park, MP for Fulchester Sunnyoak, who appears to refer to Baumont-Dark.
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uses an answer to a written question by Sir Anthony to announce the phasing out of the halfpenny coin BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
1 February 1984 - Obituary in the Daily Telegraph
- Obituary in The Guardian by Andrew RothAndrew RothAndrew Roth was a biographer and journalist known for his compilation of Parliamentary Profiles, a directory of British Members of Parliament, which is available online in The Guardian...