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Fiona Jones (27 February 1957 – 28 January 2007) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark in Labour's landslide victory in the 1997 general election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Newark is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election

Jones was accused of fraudulently failing to declare the full amount of her election costs, and convicted of election fraud in March 1999. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns. Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election.

She was the first MP to be disqualified from membership of the House of Commons for that offence since it was introduced by the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c However, the Court of Appeal overturned her conviction within weeks: the disqualification was revoked, and she resumed her place in the House of Commons. Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal However, she lost her seat in the 2001 general election. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown She later lost a civil case brought against the police for malicious prosecution, and ultimately succumbed to alcoholism. Malicious prosecution is a Common law intentional Tort, while like the tort of Abuse of process, its elements include (1 intentionally (and Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions

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Early life

Jones was born as Fiona Elizabeth Ann Hamilton in Liverpool and grew up in Fazakerley. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Fazakerley (fæzækəli is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. An only child, her father, Fred Hamilton,[1] was a production manager for a pharmaceutical company, and was a friend of Labour MP Eric Heffer. Eric Samuel Heffer ( January 12, 1922 &ndash May 27, 1991) was a British socialist Politician. [2] Heffer gave her a copy of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists when she was young, which inspired her to become an active socialist. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a Novel by Robert Tressell ( 17 April 1870 &ndash 3 February Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution [2] She attended Wirral College of Art and Preston College, and joined the Labour Party at the age of 17. Preston College is a Further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. [3]

She became a freelance journalist; her future husband, Chris Jones, was also a journalist, who worked for BBC radio. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927 The couple moved to Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. They were married in north Wales in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) [2] They had two sons; Penri and Huw. [4]

Political career

Jones was a Labour member of West Lindsey District Council from 1990 to 1994. West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. She was unsuccessful as the Labour Parliamentary candidate in the Conservative stronghold of Gainsborough and Horncastle in the 1992 general election, finishing in third place, and then failed to secure the nomination to fight for the marginal seat for Lincoln and the safe Labour seat at Liverpool Riverside. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Gainsborough is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Lincoln is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Riverside is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

In September 1995, she was selected to fight at Newark. Newark is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [3] A New Labour professional, she was selected ahead of the leader of the local council, Gill Dawn, who held more traditional Old Labour view, to the consternation of a number of local party activists. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the [5]

She was elected as Member of Parliament for Newark-on-Trent in the 1997 general election, ousting Conservative MP Richard Alexander, who had held the seat since the 1979 general election. Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Richard Thain Alexander ( 29 June 1934 &ndash 20 April 2008) was a British politician Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 [2] She was pictured alongside 96 other women Labour MPs in the "Blair babes" photograph; she was the last to make her maiden speech, in January 1998,[3] calling herself "the last virgin in the House". In the British House of Commons, the 101 female Labour Party Members of Parliament elected in Labour's landslide general election victory in 1997 became Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [4][6] A Roman Catholic, Jones campaigned against abortion, and she appeared with Lord Longford at a Labour conference fringe meeting. An Francis Aungier Pakenham 7th Earl of Longford, KG, PC ( 5 December 1905 &ndash 3 August 2001) was a [4]

After complaints by the Liberal Democrats, the police launched an investigation into her spending at the 1997 election campaign. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Although submitting election expenses within the permitted maximum, she was charged with her agent Des Whicher with having fraudulently omitted to declare spending which would have taken her well over it. Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns. Although most of the charges collapsed and were withdrawn by the trial Judge, a dispute over whether the rent for a campaign office used also as party headquarters was left to the Jury. The two were convicted on 19 March 1999 of "corrupt practices", contrary to section 82(6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 [7] and she was sentenced to 100 hours' community service. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Corrupt practices, as the a term used in English Election law, as defined by the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 to include bribery treating undue The Representation of the People Act 1983 changed the British electoral process in the following ways Amended the 1969 Representation [2][3] Gill Dawn, her defeated Old Labour rival for the nomination to contest the seat, had given evidence against her. [5] As a result of the conviction, she was disqualified from the House of Commons. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords

However, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions on 15 April 1999. Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [8]

The Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division held that the effect of the quashing of the conviction was that the disqualification was revoked with no need for a by-election, and she resumed her seat on 29 April. A Divisional Court, in relation to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, means a court sitting with at least two judges The Queen's Bench (or during the reign of a male monarch the King's Bench) is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. [9]

She contested her seat in the 2001 general election, but lost to the Conservative candidate Patrick Mercer. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Patrick John Mercer OBE (born 26 June 1956) is a politician in the United Kingdom. In the 12 months before the 2001 general election, the local newspaper, The Newark Advertiser had refused to report on her activities after having to apologise for misreporting. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown

Later life

After studying law at Lincoln University, Jones brought a civil case against Nottinghamshire Police for malicious prosecution. Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the Shire county of Nottinghamshire and the Unitary authority Malicious prosecution is a Common law intentional Tort, while like the tort of Abuse of process, its elements include (1 intentionally (and [7] The case was dismissed in December 2005, leaving her to bear costs of £45,000. [2][3] In an interview, she claimed that a government minister had asked her for sex in return for assisting her to secure promotion. [5]

Death

Jones reportedly became reliant on alcohol after she was shunned by her colleagues when she returned to the House of Commons in 1999[3] - only 34 signed an early day motion welcoming her back to the House of Commons after her conviction was quashed. An early day motion (EDM in the Westminster system, is a motion tabled by Members of Parliament for debate "on an early day" [10] Her husband said that she refused to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in case she was recognised. Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering and recovered alcoholics, with the stated purpose to help its members "to stay sober and [5]

She was found dead at her home in Saxilby by her husband, reportedly surrounded by 15 empty vodka bottles. Saxilby is a large village (population 3660 in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about six miles north-west of Lincoln, on [3][5][11] Her cause of death was reported as alcoholism[12] or alcoholic liver disease. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Alcoholic liver disease is the major cause of Liver disease in Western countries (in Asian countries viral Hepatitis is the major cause

References

  1. ^ Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 8 February 2007. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Obituary, The Times, 5 February 2007. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Obituary, The Guardian, 6 February 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  4. ^ a b c Brief career of 'parliamentary virgin', BBC News, 19 March 1999. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
  5. ^ a b c d e Drink, deception and the death of an MP, The Guardian, 6 February 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  6. ^ Speech, Hansard, 22 January 1998, Col. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 1168.
  7. ^ a b Ex-Labour MP found dead at home, BBC News, 2 February 2007. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  8. ^ Indication from the Lord Chief Justice of her appeal being allowed on 15 April 1999; appeal judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 22 April 1999; both from BAILII. The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was historically the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Free Access to Law Movement is the umbrella name for the collective of legal projects across several Common law countries to provide free online access to legal information
  9. ^ Jones returns to Commons, BBC News, 29 April 1999; judgment of the Divisional Court on resuming her seat, delivered on 30 April 1999, from BAILII. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A Divisional Court, in relation to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, means a court sitting with at least two judges Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Free Access to Law Movement is the umbrella name for the collective of legal projects across several Common law countries to provide free online access to legal information
  10. ^ The Babe who fell from grace, The Daily Telegraph, 9 February 2007. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  11. ^ Widower's grief over 'Blair babe' death. Karen Price, Western Mail. 5 February 2007. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  12. ^ Ex-Labour MP died 'from drinking' BBC News,5 February 2007. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Alexander		 Member of Parliament for Newark
1997–2001		 Succeeded by
Patrick Mercer

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