Peter John Edward Trew (born 30 April 1932)
is a former
British Conservative Party politician. He has also been a civil engineer and company director.
At the
1970 general election, he was elected on his second attempt to become the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and
is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...
, defeating
Labour incumbent
Sydney Irving
Sydney Irving, Baron Irving of Dartford PC (1 July 1918 – 18 December 1989) was a British Labour Co-operative politician.
Irving was educated at Pendower School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the London School of Economics. He was a school teache ...
by 560 votes. However, Irving regained the seat at the
February 1974 general election.
References
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110811175541/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i06.htm
* Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974
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External links
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1932 births
Living people
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1970–1974
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