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Dr Reginald Bennett is a former MP for Fareham.

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Former MP for Fareham

Entered the House of Commons on 23 February 1950 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 7 April 1979 — General election

Also represented Gosport and Fareham

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dymoke White
• Thomas Inskip
• John Davidson
• Arthur Lee
• Frederick Fitzwygram

Future MPs in this constituency

• Peter Lloyd
• Mark Hoban
• Suella Fernandes

Recent appearances

• Road Traffic (Seat Belts) Bill 22 Mar 1979

  I will certainly be brief. It seems to me that politics is very largely an irrational subject. Here we are in this House engaged in a debate which has ranged from the sombre to the absurd, if I may say so without disrespect. And this is a debate in which I do not believe there is any difference at all on the facts. I do not think there has been any quarrel between the leading exponents of...

• Road Traffic (Seat Belts) Bill 22 Mar 1979

  There is an example in Portsmouth that is an exception.

• Smallpox (Birmingham) 24 Jan 1979

  To what extent has existing research been broken up and held back by these unfortunate events?

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