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Lubbock is noted as being 'Liberal Aviation Spokesman' in documentation from this time.
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38:: Chief Whip
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1516:(1981–1988)
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1502:Reform Club
1297:(1931-1932)
1175:Governments
894:Comyns Carr
726:Dyke Acland
712:(1890–1902)
670:Chamberlain
347:(1896–1902)
280:(1899–1908)
120:David Steel
68:Donald Wade
61:Arthur Holt
36:Donald Wade
1740:Categories
1651:Whig Party
1425:Conference
1363:Frontbench
1354:Chief Whip
1102:Penhaligon
838:Fothergill
686:Fell Pease
661:Presidents
246:Hartington
230:Palmerston
203:Leadership
88:Jo Grimond
59:May 1962:
30:Jo Grimond
1625:Liberator
1607:Glee Club
1327:Structure
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1024:(1975–76)
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1016:(1974–75)
1008:(1973–74)
1000:(1972–73)
992:(1971–72)
984:(1969–70)
976:(1968–69)
968:(1967–68)
960:(1966–67)
952:(1965–66)
944:(1964–65)
936:(1963–64)
928:(1962–63)
926:F Brunner
920:(1961–62)
918:Malindine
912:(1960–61)
904:(1959–60)
902:Glanville
896:(1958–59)
888:(1957–58)
880:(1956–57)
872:(1955–56)
864:(1954–55)
856:(1953–54)
848:(1952–53)
840:(1950–52)
832:(1949–50)
830:McFadyean
824:(1948–49)
816:(1947–48)
808:(1945–47)
800:(1936–43)
792:(1930–33)
784:(1927–30)
776:(1926–27)
768:(1923–26)
760:(1920–23)
758:Robertson
752:(1918–20)
744:(1911–18)
742:J Brunner
736:(1908–11)
728:(1906–07)
720:(1902–06)
704:(1886–90)
696:(1883–90)
688:(1881–82)
680:(1880–81)
672:(1877–80)
651:(1984–88)
643:(1967–84)
635:(1955–67)
627:(1944–55)
619:(1936–44)
611:(1931–36)
603:(1924–31)
601:Beauchamp
595:(1923–24)
587:(1908–23)
568:(1985–88)
560:(1979-85)
552:(1976-79)
544:(1964–76)
536:(1962–64)
528:(1951–62)
520:(1949–51)
512:(1945–49)
504:(1940–45)
496:(1931–35)
488:(1929–31)
465:(1976–88)
449:(1967–76)
441:(1956–67)
433:(1945–56)
425:(1935–45)
417:(1931–35)
409:(1926–31)
401:(1918–20)
399:(interim)
390:(1916–26)
371:(1908–23)
363:(1905–08)
355:(1902–05)
345:Kimberley
339:(1894–96)
331:(1891–94)
329:Kimberley
323:(1868–91)
321:Granville
315:(1865–68)
307:(1859–65)
305:Granville
288:(1908–16)
272:(1896–98)
264:(1894–96)
256:(1880–94)
254:Gladstone
248:(1875–80)
240:(1865–75)
238:Gladstone
232:(1859–65)
53:election.
1636:Peelites
1613:The Land
1492:Brooks's
982:S Robson
974:Beaumont
854:L Robson
790:Brampton
782:Hobhouse
678:Collings
494:Sinclair
423:Sinclair
337:Rosebery
270:Harcourt
262:Rosebery
1086:Tordoff
1070:Bingham
990:Terrell
942:Fulford
886:Micklem
878:Behrens
774:Spender
766:Maclean
718:Birrell
609:Reading
455:Grimond
439:Grimond
396:Maclean
388:Asquith
353:Spencer
313:Russell
286:Asquith
214:Leaders
113:Changes
43:Changes
1289:(1931)
1211:(1886)
1110:Wilson
1094:Watson
910:Murray
846:Walker
798:Meston
702:Foster
694:Kitson
625:Samuel
558:vacant
550:Pardoe
542:vacant
526:vacant
510:vacant
502:Harris
486:Samuel
457:(1976)
447:Thorpe
431:Davies
415:Samuel
73:1963:
66:1962:
48:1958:
1118:Slade
1062:Holme
1046:Steed
1038:Evans
1006:Lloyd
998:Jones
950:Seear
862:White
822:Dodds
734:Angus
649:Seear
641:Byers
617:Crewe
585:Crewe
566:Beith
463:Steel
369:Crewe
361:Ripon
1442:SAOs
1054:Rose
1014:Holt
966:Wade
814:Foot
750:Lunn
593:Grey
534:Wade
870:Rea
633:Rea
1742::
1721:)
1717:(
1693:)
1689:(
183:e
176:t
169:v
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