David Nicholson (MP)

For other people named David Nicholson, see David Nicholson (disambiguation).

David John Nicholson (born 17 August 1944) is a former Conservative politician in the United Kingdom and was Member of Parliament for Taunton from 1987 to 1997, being elected to the traditional Conservative seat after Edward du Cann left Parliament in 1987 and was elected again in 1992.

He lost the seat in the 1997 General Election to Jackie Ballard by only 2,443 votes with the swing of 4.6% away from the Conservatives small compared to the national average swing.

Before being elected he worked at the Conservative Research Department in the 1970s and 80s.

He is now a consultant at public affairs company Butler Kelly Ltd.^[1]

References

1. ^ The Team

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Nicholson

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Preceded by Sir Edward du Cann	Member of Parliament for Taunton 1987–1997	Succeeded by Jackie Ballard

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