Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933) is a retired British

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politician. Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a

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(MP) at the Walthamstow West

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in 1967, but lost the seat at the 1970 general election. He was returned to

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at the February 1974 general election as MP for

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, and held that seat but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley. Silvester is a major character in the play '' This House'' which depicts the 1974-79

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References

Sources

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1966 & 1987

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* 1933 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Greater London UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) councillors {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1930s-stub