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Greenwich by-election, 1987

Index Greenwich by-election, 1987

The Greenwich by-election of 1987 was a by-election to the British House of Commons held on 26 February 1987, shortly before the 1987 general election. [1]

39 relations: Beer, Bermondsey by-election, 1983, Bookmaker, British National Party, By-election, Cigarette, Conservative Party (UK), Councillor, Election agent, Far-left politics, Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency), Greater London Council, Green Party (UK), Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency), Guy Barnett (British politician), High water mark, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Inner London Education Authority, Joseph Pearce, Labour Party (UK), Left-wing politics, Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Party (UK), Make Politicians History, Malcolm Hardee, Member of parliament, Militant (Trotskyist group), National Front (UK), Opinion poll, Peter Tatchell, Portsmouth South by-election, 1984, Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978), Rosie Barnes, Skittles (sport), Social Democratic Party (UK), United Kingdom general election, 1945, United Kingdom general election, 1983, United Kingdom general election, 1987, Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency).

Beer

Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea.

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Bermondsey by-election, 1983

A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, following the resignation of Labour MP Bob Mellish.

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Bookmaker

A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.

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British National Party

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right and fascist political party in the United Kingdom.

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By-election

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections (known as special elections in the United States, and bypolls in India), are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

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Cigarette

A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing tobacco that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Councillor

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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Election agent

In elections in the United Kingdom, as well as in certain other similar political systems such as India's, an election agent is the person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate's political campaign and to whom election material is sent to by those running the election.

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Far-left politics

Far-left politics are political views located further on the left of the left-right spectrum than the standard political left.

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Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Hillhead was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1997.

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Greater London Council

The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.

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Green Party (UK)

The Green Party, also known as the Green Party UK, was a Green political party in the United Kingdom.

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Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Greenwich was a parliamentary constituency in south-east London, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1832 to 1997 (by the first past the post system).

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Guy Barnett (British politician)

Nicolas Guy Barnett (23 August 1928 – 24 December 1986) was a Labour Party politician and MP in the United Kingdom parliament.

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High water mark

A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Inner London Education Authority

The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was an ad hoc local education authority for the City of London and the 12 Inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.

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Joseph Pearce

Joseph Pearce (born February 12, 1961, Barking, London) is an English-born writer, and Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (often referred to as Lib Dems) are a liberal British political party, formed in 1988 as a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party, which had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom – with the opposing Conservative Party – in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Make Politicians History

Make Politicians History was a minor United Kingdom political party that advocated the abolition of Parliament in favour of devolution to city-states and decision-making by referendum.

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Malcolm Hardee

Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Militant (Trotskyist group)

Militant, commonly called the Militant tendency, was a Trotskyist entryist group designed to infiltrate the British Labour Party.

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National Front (UK)

The National Front (NF) is a racist far-right and fascist political party in the United Kingdom.

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Opinion poll

An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a poll or a survey, is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample.

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Peter Tatchell

Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is a British human rights campaigner, originally from Australia, best known for his work with LGBT social movements.

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Portsmouth South by-election, 1984

The Portsmouth South by-election was held on 14 June 1984, following the death of Bonner Pink, the Conservative MP for Portsmouth South.

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Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978)

The Revolutionary Communist Party, known as the Revolutionary Communist Tendency until 1981, was a Trotskyist organisation formed in 1978.

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Rosie Barnes

Rosemary Susan Barnes, OBE (née Allen; born 16 May 1946) is an English charity organiser and former politician.

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Skittles (sport)

Skittles is an old European lawn game, a variety of bowling from which ten-pin bowling, duckpin bowling, candlepin bowling (in the United States), and five-pin bowling (in Canada) are descended.

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Social Democratic Party (UK)

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a centrist political party in the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1945

The 1945 United Kingdom general election was held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, because of local wakes weeks.

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United Kingdom general election, 1983

The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983.

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United Kingdom general election, 1987

The 1987 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Woolwich was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918 and from 1983 to 1997.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_by-election,_1987

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