James Richard Holt (2 August 1931 – 20 September 1991) was a British politician and

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Political career

Holt first stood for Parliament, unsuccessfully, at Brent South in the February 1974 General Election. He was elected for Langbaurgh at the 1983 election and was re-elected in

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. In 1989 he was one of the Tory members who stated doubts about the proposed

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. He died suddenly in his sleep, aged 60, in 1991. His successor in the resulting by-election was Labour's

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. However, at the 1992 general election the seat was regained by the Conservative Michael Bates.

References

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1987 & 1992 * 1931 births 1991 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1930s-stub