Martin Redmond

Martin Redmond (15 August 1937 – 16 January 1997)^[1] was a British Labour Party politician from Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

Redmond was educated at Woodlands Roman Catholic School and then by day release at the University of Sheffield.^[2] He worked as a driver of heavy goods vehicles, and was elected to Doncaster Borough Council in 1975.^[2] He became leader of the council in 1982, and was elected at the 1983 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley,^[3] sponsored by the National Union of Mineworkers.^[2] He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons in a debate on housing on 5 July 1983,^[4] and spoke frequently in the Commons on the miners strike.

He was a leading member of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for interest in Thailand, Bahrain, Malta and ASEAN.^{[citation needed]}

He was re-elected in 1987^[5] and 1992,^[6] but died in office in January 1997^[1] from undisclosed causes.^{[citation needed]} No by-election was held, and his seat remained vacant when Parliament was dissolved in April for the general election in May 1997.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
2. ^ ^{a b c} Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992. London: Times Books. 1992. p. 95. ISBN 0-7230-0497-8. 
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 49394. p. 8205. 21 June 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
4. ^ "Doubts on extended right to buy". The Times: p. 4. 6 July 1983. 
5. ^ London Gazette: no. 50974. p. 8003. 23 June 1987. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
6. ^ London Gazette: no. 52903. p. 7182. 24 April 1992. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
7. ^ Times Guide to the House of Commons 1997. London: Times Books. 1997. p. 278. ISBN 0-7230-0956-2. 

External links

• Redmond's maiden speech in the House of Commons: Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 5 July 1983, columns 176–178.
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Martin Redmond

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Michael Welsh	Member of Parliament for Don Valley 1983–1997	Succeeded by Caroline Flint

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Name	Redmond, Martin
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Date of birth	15 August 1937
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Date of death	16 January 1997
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