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Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Also Known As

Peter Tapsell

Born: 1 February 1930, Hove, Sussex

Died: 18 August 2018

Knighted - 1985

son of Eustace Tapsell

son of Jessie Hannay

husband of Celia Hawke

husband of Gabrielle Mahieu

Education

Merton College, Oxford

Tonbridge School

Stockbroker

Elections fought

28 February 1957		Wednesbury	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,999	27.96
8 October 1959		Nottingham West	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,052	50.19
15 October 1964		Nottingham West	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,763	47.38
31 March 1966		Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,090	46.64
18 June 1970		Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,299	55.35
28 February 1974		Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,344	49.53
10 October 1974		Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,750	47.71
3 May 1979		Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,362	55.12
9 June 1983		East Lindsey	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,151	53.22
11 June 1987		East Lindsey	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,048	52.16
9 April 1992		East Lindsey	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,916	51.08
1 May 1997		Louth & Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,699	43.44
7 June 2001		Louth & Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,543	48.45
5 May 2005		Louth & Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,744	46.58
6 May 2010		Louth & Horncastle	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,065	49.64