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Revision as of 17:34, 31 May 2006 by Edchilvers (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 unsuccessfully stood as the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate for Portsmouth North.
Michael Keith Smith recently won a major test case for libel over the internet against a former schoolteacher. He was awarded £10,000 plus £7500 costs.
Ē==References and Notes==
- refer: The Independent, 18 May 2002
- Refer: The Times, 21 March 2006, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2096902,00.html IT Week, and The Guardian, both 22 March 2006, http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1737001,00.html?gusrc=rss