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He entered the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]] as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)|Meriden]], and held the constituency until his death shortly before the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|general election of 1997]]. His successor was [[Caroline Spelman]]. |
He entered the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]] as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituency of [[Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)|Meriden]], and held the constituency until his death shortly before the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|general election of 1997]]. His successor was [[Caroline Spelman]]. |
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The death of Mills from [[alcohol poisoning]] at [[Dolphin Square]], London, caused the government of [[John Major]] to lose its parliamentary majority. |
The death of Mills from [[alcohol poisoning]] at [[Dolphin Square]], London, caused the government of [[John Major]] to lose its parliamentary majority.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dolphin Square: The UK's most notorious address? |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33785352 |date=10 August 2015 |first=Hannah |last=Sander |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> This, along with the [[Wirral South by-election, 1997|Wirral South by-election]] held a mouth later, resulted in Major announcing the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]] less than 4 months later. |
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Revision as of 06:13, 19 October 2018
Iain Campbell Mills (21 April 1940 in Glasgow – 13 January 1997 in London) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Mills was educated in southern Africa and subsequently worked as a Market Planning Executive for Dunlop. He served as a councillor on Lichfield District Council from 1974 until 1976.
He entered the House of Commons at the 1979 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Meriden, and held the constituency until his death shortly before the general election of 1997. His successor was Caroline Spelman.
The death of Mills from alcohol poisoning at Dolphin Square, London, caused the government of John Major to lose its parliamentary majority.[1] This, along with the Wirral South by-election held a mouth later, resulted in Major announcing the 1997 general election less than 4 months later.
Sources
- ^ Sander, Hannah (10 August 2015). "Dolphin Square: The UK's most notorious address?". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- The BBC Guide to Parliament, BBC Books, 1979, ISBN 0-563-17748-9.
- http://www.election.demon.co.uk
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Iain Mills
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