Nicholas Richard Alexander Damian Hockney is a British former

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who was the leader of the One London party from 2005 to 2008. He was a Member of the

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(AM) for Londonwide, and was also a member of the

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from 2004 to 2008.

Political background

Previously a member of the

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, Hockney contested the constituency of

Pendle Pendle may refer to: * Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England ** Pendle (UK Parliament constituency) * Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England ** Forest of Pendle, hilly landscape surrounding the hill * Pendle College of the University of Lancaster * ...

for the

Referendum Party The Referendum Party was a Eurosceptic, single-issue political party that was active in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1997. The party's sole objective was for a referendum to be held on the nature of the UK's membership of the European Union ...

at the 1997 general election, narrowly losing his deposit. He then moved to

UKIP The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest p ...

, for which he stood in Kensington and Chelsea at the 1999 by-election and the 2001 general election. He was the UKIP London Mayoral candidate in 2000, and in June 2004 he was elected as a London-wide Member of the London Assembly for UKIP. On 30 January 2005, he announced that he was defecting to

Veritas Veritas is the name given to the Roman virtue of Honesty, truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good Roman should possess. The Greek goddess of truth is Aletheia (Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek: ). The German phi ...

, the new party founded by ex-UKIP MEP

Robert Kilroy-Silk Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born Robert Michael Silk; 19 May 1942) is an English former politician and broadcaster. After a decade as a university lecturer, he served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 1986. He left the H ...

. It was subsequently announced that he would serve as deputy leader of Veritas. On 29 July 2005, following the resignation of Kilroy-Silk, Hockney announced his resignation as deputy leader. In September 2005, Hockney founded the One London Party with fellow London Assembly Member Peter Hulme-Cross. In February 2008, the One London Party announced that Hockney would be its candidate in the 2008 Mayoral election. However, on 27 March 2008, Hockney announced that he was pulling out of the race to become the Mayor of London. He cited a lack of media opportunities for the candidates representing smaller parties as the reason, but confirmed that the party would still contest the Assembly election. One London won no seats, and he was not re-elected; the party was wound up later that year. By profession, Hockney is a magazine publisher. He also once entered ''

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'', the UK preliminary round of the

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. Hockney is distantly related to artist

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists o ...

References

External links

One London websiteLondon Assembly biogMayorwatch interview with Hockney
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hockney, Damian Living people UK Independence Party Members of the London Assembly One London members of the London Assembly Veritas (political party) members of the London Assembly UK Independence Party parliamentary candidates Year of birth missing (living people) British Eurosceptics