Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Linda Smith (UK politician)


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The result was delete. --Akhilleus (talk) 22:07, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Linda Smith (UK politician)
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This person is a totally obscure functionary of a very minor fringe party that has one MP and a handful of councillors. Subject is clearly not a notable political figure - fails Wikipedia policy for notability for politician which determine that only those politicians "who have held international, national or statewide/provincewide office, and members and former members of a national, state or provincial legislatures." or are "(m)ajor local political figures who have received significant press coverage" are notable. Smith is neither. As an aside, I note that there are great number of RESPECT based biographies added for very very minor fringe party figures. This person has never held elected office and is really only known to cognoscenti of the left fringe. Delete Bigdaddy1981 01:27, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia policy and precedent suggest she's entirely unnotable here. She doesn't hold office and has no place here. Nick mallory 03:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Question Can a Brit define the "National Chair" of a party? Is this equivalent to a Gordon Brown or David Cameron who would stand for PM or is it some backroom functionary who raises money and writes press releases?  Montco 06:00, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Britain has a Parliamentary system, so nobody actually 'stands for P.M.' but the 'National Chair' is not the leader of this party. "Gorgeous" George Galloway is the only RESPECT party honcho of note, and I, for one, salute his courage, his strength, his indefatigability. (added by User:nick mallory
 * In most left parties, as far as I can tell, the key office is National secretary, or sometimes General secretary. DGG 02:24, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - Respect is a very minor political party with one MP (who defected from Labour but got re-elected). It has a small number of councillors.  I assume that National Chair is an officer of the party's permanent organisation.  British politcial parties tend to have a permanent central organisation.  However this article is an exceptionally weak stub, and unless expanded should probably be deleted.  Peterkingiron 22:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete. Per above, functionary for unnotable party. Herostratus 21:11, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
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