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Richard Gillachrist Moore (20 February 1931 – 15 May 2019), was a British journalist and Liberal Party politician. He was a leader writer at the News Chronicle and speechwriter to the Liberal Party Leader.
Background
Moore was born in London, the younger son of Sir Alan Moore and Hilda Mary Burrows. He was educated at Highfield School, Liphook and Radley College, Berkshire, gaining an exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1949. He was President of Cambridge University Liberal Club in 1953 and President of The Cambridge Union in 1955. He was also Chairman of the Union of University Liberal Societies.[1]
In 1955 he married Ann Miles. They had two sons Charles and Rowan, and daughter, Charlotte, seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.[2]
Professional career
Moore was a leader writer for the News Chronicle from 1956-60. He was secretary to the Liberal peers from 1960. He was political secretary and speechwriter to Jeremy Thorpe from 1967-73.[3] He was secretary general of Liberal International.[4]
Political career
Moore was Liberal candidate for Tavistock at the general elections of 1955 and 1959,[5] Cambridgeshire 1961 and 1964, North Antrim 1966 and 1970 and North Norfolk in both 1974 elections. He did not stand for parliament again.[6] He was Liberal candidate in the 1984 European Elections for Somerset and Dorset West.
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Studholme | 18,991 | 54.8 | ||
Labour | Harold Lawrance | 8,755 | 25.2 | ||
Liberal | Richard Moore | 6,937 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 10,236 | 29.5 | |||
Turnout | 34,683 | 76.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Studholme | 19,778 | 53.7 | ||
Liberal | Richard Moore | 9,008 | 24.5 | ||
Labour | Bryan R Weston | 8,022 | 21.8 | ||
Majority | 10,770 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 36,808 | 78.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Pym | 17,643 | 45.9 | −12.0 | |
Labour | Robert M D Davies | 11,566 | 30.1 | −12.0 | |
Liberal | Richard Gillachrist Moore | 9,219 | 24.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 6,077 | 15.8 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,428 | 62.4 | −15.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Pym | 24,883 | 48.0 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Evan L Rutherford | 17,636 | 34.0 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | Richard Gillachrist Moore | 9,347 | 18.0 | −6.0 | |
Majority | 7,247 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 51,866 | 79.8 | +17.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Henry Clark | 31,927 | 78.1 | –12.0 | |
Ulster Liberal | Richard Moore | 8,941 | 21.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 22,986 | 56.2 | –24.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,868 | 56.7 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 72,039 | ||||
UUP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant Unionist | Ian Paisley | 24,130 | 41.2 | n/a | |
UUP | Henry Clark | 21,451 | 36.6 | –41.5 | |
NI Labour | Patrick McHugh | 6,476 | 11.0 | n/a | |
National Democratic | Alasdair McDonnell | 4,312 | 7.4 | n/a | |
Ulster Liberal | Richard Gillachrist Moore | 2,269 | 3.9 | –18.0 | |
Majority | 2,679 | 4.6 | –51.6 | ||
Turnout | 58,638 | 73.4 | +16.7 | ||
Registered electors | 79,930 | ||||
Protestant Unionist gain from UUP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph Howell | 35,684 | 47.6 | −7.7 | |
Labour | D. M. Mason | 21,394 | 28.6 | −16.1 | |
Liberal | Richard Gillachrist Moore | 17,853 | 23.8 | ||
Majority | 14,290 | 19.0 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 74,931 | 83.4 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph Howell | 33,312 | 48.1 | +0.5 | |
Labour | D. M. Mason | 22,191 | 32.0 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Richard Gillachrist Moore | 13,776 | 19.9 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 11,121 | 16.1 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 69,279 | 76.5 | −6.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Daly | 98,928 | 50.9 | n/a | |
Liberal | Richard Moore | 58,677 | 30.2 | n/a | |
Labour | Jane Linden | 38,863 | 18.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 40,251 | 20.7 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 36.0 | n/a | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1955
- ^ Richard Moore obituary, The Guardian
- ^ Richard Moore obituary, The Telegraph
- ^ Richard Moore obituary, The Guardian
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1959
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ a b F. W. S. Craig (1971), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1950-1970. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
- ^ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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