tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post4410036194689120968..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Roderic BowenJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-55162355508032027942007-09-10T12:33:00.000+01:002007-09-10T12:33:00.000+01:00Bowen actually lost his seat to Labour in 1966 (no...Bowen actually lost his seat to Labour in 1966 (not 1964) after rescuing Labour when the Speaker died by accepting a deputy speakership position and so preserving Labour's majority.<BR/><BR/>Allegedly the Liberal Party sulked at him ever after so he never received a peerage he might have expected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com