Martin Redmond

Martin Redmond
Martin Redmond
Member of Parliament; for Don Valley
	In office; 9 June 1983 – 20 January 1997
Preceded by	Michael Welsh
Succeeded by	Caroline Flint
Personal details
Born	15 August 1937; Scawsby, Doncaster
Died	20 January 1997 (aged 59)
Political party	Labour

Martin Redmond (15 August 1937 – 20 January 1997)^[1] was a British Labour Party politician from Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

Martin Redmond was of Irish descent and was born in Scawsby, near Doncaster. He 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 re-elected in 1987^[5] and 1992,^[6] but died in office in January 1997 from cancer.^[1]^[7] No by-election was held, and his seat remained vacant when Parliament was dissolved in April for the general election in May 1997.^[8] The seat was won by Caroline Flint of the Labour Party.^[9]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Hardy, Peter (21 January 1997). "Obituary: Martin Redmond". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992. London: Times Books. 1992. p. 95. ISBN 0-7230-0497-8.
^ "No. 49394". The London Gazette. 21 June 1983. p. 8205.
^ "Doubts on extended right to buy". The Times. 6 July 1983. p. 4.
^ "No. 50974". The London Gazette. 23 June 1987. p. 8003.
^ "No. 52903". The London Gazette. 24 April 1992. p. 7182.
^ "Labout MP and ex council leader dies". Local Government Chronicle. 20 January 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ Times Guide to the House of Commons 1997. London: Times Books. 1997. p. 278. ISBN 0-7230-0956-2.
^ "Electdata". Electoral Calculus. 1997. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

Redmond's maiden speech in the House of Commons: "I compliment the hon. Member for Nottingham, South…". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 5 July 1983. col. 176–178. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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
Trade union offices
Preceded by Walter Anderson and Ronald Rigby	Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1975 With: Danny McGarvey	Succeeded by Len Edmondson and Cyril Plant

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