Walter Sweeney

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constituency_MP = the Vale of Glamorgan
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term_start = 1992-04-09
term_end = 1997-05-01
predecessor = John Smith
successor =John Smith
birth_date = Birth date and age|1949|04|23
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nationality = British
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Walter Edward Sweeney (born 23 April, 1949) is a British Conservative politician.

In 1992, Sweeney was elected MP for the Vale of Glamorgan by 19 votes, defeating Labour's John Smith who had gained the seat in a 1989 by-election. In the 1997 Labour landslide, however, Sweeney lost the seat back to Smith.

In 2008, Walter Sweeney made a surprise re-appearance, standing as an Independent against the Conservative candidate in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. Sweeney is also a member of the executive committee of The Freedom Association.

References

*"Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997