Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933)
is a retired British
Conservative Party
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politician.
Silvester contested the
Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a
Member of Parliament
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(MP) at the Walthamstow West
by-election
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in 1967,
but lost the seat at the
1970 general election. He was returned to
Parliament
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at the
February 1974 general election as MP for
Manchester Withington, 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
UK Parliament
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s.
References
Sources
*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',
Times Newspapers Ltd
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, 1966 & 1987
External links
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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
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