Member of Parliament
He was selected to contest the Altrincham and Sale West parliamentary constituency following the retirement of the veteran Conservative MP Fergus Montgomery. The 1997 General Election proved to be a close battle, but Graham Brady held on and was elected as the Conservative MP for Altrincham and Sale West with a majority of 1,505. He made his maiden speech on 2 June 1997. Brady's constituency is considered to be a Conservative safe seat, having returned a Conservative MP for its entire history. He was relatively untouched by the expenses scandal but see employing Victoria Lowther, his wife, in Personal Life below.
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