David Rendel
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David Rendel at the Newbury declaration for the 2005 election
David Digby Rendel (15 April 1949-) is a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Newbury, Berkshire for the Liberal Democrats from 1993, when he won the by-election caused by the death of Judith Chaplin, until 2005, when he lost to Conservative candidate Richard Benyon. At the time he lost his seat he was the Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Higher and Further Education.
He won the by-election in 1993 with a massive majority of 22,055, which may have been caused by tactical voting of Labour voters frustrated that Conservatives had won the 1992 general election.
He was member of the University of Oxford boat race crew of 1974.
External links
- David Rendel MP (http://www.davidrendel.org.uk/) official site
- Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - David Rendel (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4382,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - David Rendel MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10502)
| Preceded by: Judith Chaplin | Member of Parliament for Newbury May 6 1993—May 5 2005 | Succeeded by: Richard Benyon |