Oldest MP in the House of Commons dies

Britannist · 20-06-2007, 11:40 AM

Piara Khabra, the oldest member of the House of Commons, has died at the age of 82.

He held the Middlesex constituency of Ealing Southall (which has a large population of Asian origin) for 15 years, having won the seat at the 1992 General Election.

He was a member of the Constitutional Affairs select commitee and "had a special interest in India" BBC Ceefax says (analogue page 106).

Tributes were paid to Mr. Khabra at the start of today's Prime Minister's Question Time.

harryaldridge · 20-06-2007, 12:23 PM

No that i want to sound cold hearted, but that means a by-election.

Britannist · 20-06-2007, 12:28 PM

UKIP did not stand at Ealing Southall at the last General Election (nor in 2001), where the result was a majority of over 11, 000 for Labour (the London Borough of Ealing was won by the Conservatives at least year's local elections, by the way - the area consists of three Parliamentary constituencies):

:arrow:
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/c...,,-895,00.html

Westcountryman · 20-06-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by harryaldridge

No that i want to sound cold hearted, but that means a by-election.

Yeah, sure it means a by-election, but you can virtually guarantee he'll just be replaced by a Brownite.

rjt · 20-06-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by harryaldridge

No that i want to sound cold hearted, but that means a by-election.

Not cold hearted Harry it is a fact of life that he will need replacing, a good opportunity for the anti EU movement to unite and put in a strong showing.

Dissident Congress · 20-06-2007, 12:50 PM

It might be interesting considering it is a heavily Asian area. In 2001 an independent from an Asian radio station got a very good result. Respect will almost certainly stand, but probably can't win because the area is more Sikh / Hindu than Muslim. Could there be a Brent East style shock Lib-Dem victory? The BNP probably won't bother, but will English Democrats field a candidate?

Britannist · 20-06-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dissident Congress

Could there be a Brent East style shock Lib-Dem victory?

All efforts must be made to stop this from happening.

Hereward77 · 20-06-2007, 04:40 PM

So you would prefer a Labour or Tory victory?

Bluemerle · 20-06-2007, 04:42 PM

I've never heard of him :roll:

Westcountryman · 20-06-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluemerle

I've never heard of him :roll:

Yes, but then how many of the 646 MPs have you heard of?

20-06-2007, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Oldest MP in the House of Commons dies Piara Khabra, the oldest member of the House of Commons, has died at the age of 82. He held the Middlesex constituency of Ealing Southall (which has a large population of Asian origin) for 15 years, having won the seat at the 1992 General Election. He was a member of the Constitutional Affairs select commitee and "had a special interest in India" BBC Ceefax says (analogue page 106). Tributes were paid to Mr. Khabra at the start of today's Prime Minister's Question Time.

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Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	UKIP, Ealing Southall, General Election, Conservatives UKIP did not stand at Ealing Southall at the last General Election (nor in 2001), where the result was a majority of over 11, 000 for Labour (the London Borough of Ealing was won by the Conservatives at least year's local elections, by the way - the area consists of three Parliamentary constituencies): :arrow: http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/c...,,-895,00.html

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20-06-2007, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
harryaldridge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Sussex Posts: 1,912	No that i want to sound cold hearted, but that means a by-election.

20-06-2007, 12:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dissident Congress Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 723	It might be interesting considering it is a heavily Asian area. In 2001 an independent from an Asian radio station got a very good result. Respect will almost certainly stand, but probably can't win because the area is more Sikh / Hindu than Muslim. Could there be a Brent East style shock Lib-Dem victory? The BNP probably won't bother, but will English Democrats field a candidate?

20-06-2007, 04:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bluemerle Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset. Posts: 3,252	I've never heard of him :roll: