Christine Margaret Butler (''née'' Smith; 14 December 1943 – 19 September 2017) was a British politician who served as member of parliament for Castle Point, representing the Labour Party, between 1997 and 2001.

Early life

She attended Nelson Grammar School (became Walton High School in 1972) on ''Oxford Road'' in

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, then

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, where she gained a BA. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry then the

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Political career

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she was elected to

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Parliamentary career

She was elected Labour Party member of parliament for Castle Point in

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in 1997. She lost her seat in the 2001 election, to Conservative Party challenger

Bob Spink Robert Michael Spink (born 1 August 1948) is a British former politician who was a member of parliament (MP) for Castle Point in Essex (1992 to 1997, and 2001 to 2010). Spink was elected as the Conservative Party MP for Castle Point in 1992 ...

, whom she had defeated, by under 1,000 votes.

Personal life

Butler married Robert Butler in 1964 in

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, with whom she had three sons. She died in September 2017 at the age of 73 after suffering from dementia.

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Voting Record

Electoral history

References

1943 births 2017 deaths Alumni of Middlesex University Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of Essex County Council People educated at Walton High School, Nelson People from Nelson, Lancashire UK MPs 1997–2001 20th-century British women politicians 21st-century British women politicians 20th-century English women 20th-century English politicians 21st-century English women 21st-century English politicians Women councillors in England UK councillors 1993–1997 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub