Fiona Jones
| Fiona Jones | |
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Member of Parliament for Newark |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Mercer |
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Fiona Elizabeth Ann Hamilton 27 February 1957 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Died | 28 January 2007 (aged 49) Saxilby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Christopher Jones |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Fiona Elizabeth Ann Jones (27 February 1957 – 28 January 2007), née Hamilton, was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark in Labour's landslide victory in the 1997 general election.
Jones was accused of fraudulently failing to declare the full amount of her election costs, and convicted of election fraud in March 1999 and had the Labour whip withdrawn. She was the first MP to be disqualified from membership of the House of Commons for that offence since it was introduced by the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883. However, the Court of Appeal overturned her conviction within weeks: the disqualification was revoked, and she resumed her place in the House of Commons. However, she lost her seat in the 2001 general election. She later lost a civil case brought against the police for malicious prosecution.
Jones was born in Liverpool and grew up in Fazakerley. An only child, her father, Fred Hamilton, was a production manager for a pharmaceutical company, and was a friend of Labour MP Eric Heffer. Heffer gave her a copy of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists when she was young, which inspired her to become an active socialist. She attended Wirral College of Art and Preston College, and joined the Labour Party at the age of 17.
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