Sir William David Madel (born 6 August 1938) is a politician in the

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, who was a

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for the

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Parliamentary career

Madel contested the London seat of Erith and Crayford in a 1965 by-election, and again in the general election the following year, but was beaten on each occasion by Labour's

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and later South West Bedfordshire for 31 years from

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until he stood down at the 2001 general election. Madel almost suffered one of the biggest upsets of the 1997 general election, when his majority was cut from the 1992 result of 21,273, to just 132 votes.

References

External links

Guardian Unlimited Politics for Sir David Madel, includes information about Voting History, Jobs and committees, Full biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madel, David 1938 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 UK MPs 1997–2001 Knights Bachelor