Eric Lubbock

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Eric Lubbock, later known as Lord Avebury, was a British Liberal politician and peer best known for winning the 1962 Orpington by-election, which marked a major revival for the Liberal Party.

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instanceOf British politician
human
life peer
causeOfNotability Liberal Party by-election victory in a Conservative stronghold
constituencyRepresented Orpington NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
electionWon 1962 Orpington by-election
electoralUpset defeating the Conservative Party in Orpington in 1962
familyName Lubbock NERFINISHED
givenName Eric NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance symbol of the Liberal Party revival in the early 1960s
honorificTitle Lord Avebury NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
laterMemberOf House of Lords NERFINISHED
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Baron Avebury NERFINISHED
notableFor contributing to the revival of the British Liberal Party in the 1960s
winning the 1962 Orpington by-election
occupation peer
politician
parliamentaryGroup Liberal MPs
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
politicalAlignment liberalism
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Orpington
precededBy Donald Sumner NERFINISHED
residence United Kingdom
succeededBy Ivor Stanbrook NERFINISHED

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