List Of MPs Elected In The United Kingdom General Election, 1979
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom in the 1979 general election, held on 3 May 1979. This Parliament was dissolved in 1983.
Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included John Major, Jack Straw, Chris Patten, Matthew Parris, Michael Martin and Peter Robinson.
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