Talk:1981 Crosby by-election

A fact from 1981 Crosby by-election appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 October 2005. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in a British by-election in 1981, John Desmond Lewis ran for office under the name Tarquin Fin-tim-lim-bim-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olè-Biscuitbarrel, drawing inspiration from a Monty Python skit about silly elections?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/October.

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Crooked cottage (talk) 23:55, 5 October 2010 (UTC)My memory of the declaration was that Lewis was referred to as either Tarquin Barrel or Mr Tarquin Barrel by the Returning Officer. Is there any audio or video evidence we can refer to?Reply

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Happy times (talk) 23:55, 7 May 2015 (UTC)My memory of the day after the election is Shirley Williams being driven around in an open-topped Landrover with a loudspeaker thanking people for their votes. I was with a friend on the way to the lauderette to wash the football kit and we waved as she drove past. 86.188.183.86 (talk) 11:29, 7 May 2015 (UTC) PhilReply

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