Michael Fraser Irvine (born 21 October 1939) is a former

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politician.

Political career

He stood for Bishop Auckland at the 1979 general election, but was defeated by Labour's Derek Foster. Against the national trend, Irvine was elected

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(MP) for

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at the 1987 general election, unseating the Labour incumbent

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. At the subsequent 1992 general election, however, Irvine lost the seat back to Labour's

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Family

He is the son of Labour MP Sir Arthur Irvine, QC, who was Solicitor General from 1967 to 1970.

References

;Notes ;Sources *''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992''

External links

* 1939 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ipswich UK MPs 1987–1992 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1930s-stub