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| Michael Keith Smith (born 1953), commonly known as Mike Smith, is the chairman of the Conservative Democratic Alliance (CDA), and an activist in the United Kingdom Independence Party. He was formerly on the Executive Council of the Conservative Monday Club, of which he has been a member since the early 1970s. Professionally he is a Chartered Surveyor (See RICS). | Michael Keith Smith (born 1953), commonly known as Mike Smith, is the chairman of the Conservative Democratic Alliance (CDA), and an activist in the United Kingdom Independence Party. He was formerly on the Executive Council of the Conservative Monday Club, of which he has been a member since the early 1970s. Professionally he is a Chartered Surveyor (See RICS). | ||
| Smith was a member of the Conservative Party for 32 years from 1970, attaining area rank and serving for several years as Vice-Chairman of Portsmouth South Conservative Association. In May 2002 he was expelled from the party for attacking Iain Duncan Smith in print and threatening to stand against an official Conservative Candidate. He subsequently challenged this unlawful expulsion with a Writ. He was readmitted before it reached court and his costs paid by Central Office. | Smith was a member of the Conservative Party for 32 years from 1970, attaining area rank and serving for several years as Vice-Chairman of Portsmouth South Conservative Association. In May 2002 he was expelled from the party for attacking Iain Duncan Smith in print and threatening to stand against an official Conservative Candidate. He subsequently challenged this unlawful expulsion with a Writ. He was readmitted before it reached court and his costs paid by Central Office. | ||
| In the 2005 General Election he stood as the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate for Portsmouth North in an attempt to take votes from the Eurosceptic Conservative Candidate. Smith had formed the Conservative Democratic |
In the 2005 General Election he stood as the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate for Portsmouth North in an attempt to take votes from the Eurosceptic Conservative Candidate. Smith had formed the Conservative Democratic alliance for the purpose of taking votes from Conservative candidates in marginal seats, but as they are completely unelectable Smith used UKIP instead. | ||
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Michael Keith Smith (born 1953), commonly known as Mike Smith, is the chairman of the Conservative Democratic Alliance (CDA), and an activist in the United Kingdom Independence Party. He was formerly on the Executive Council of the Conservative Monday Club, of which he has been a member since the early 1970s. Professionally he is a Chartered Surveyor (See RICS). Smith was a member of the Conservative Party for 32 years from 1970, attaining area rank and serving for several years as Vice-Chairman of Portsmouth South Conservative Association. In May 2002 he was expelled from the party for attacking Iain Duncan Smith in print and threatening to stand against an official Conservative Candidate. He subsequently challenged this unlawful expulsion with a Writ. He was readmitted before it reached court and his costs paid by Central Office. In the 2005 General Election he stood as the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate for Portsmouth North in an attempt to take votes from the Eurosceptic Conservative Candidate. Smith had formed the Conservative Democratic alliance for the purpose of taking votes from Conservative candidates in marginal seats, but as they are completely unelectable Smith used UKIP instead.