Michael Carttiss
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Michael Reginald Harry Carttiss (born 11 March 1938) is a British
Conservative Party
politician. He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Great Yarmouth
from 1983
until his defeat in 1997
by Labour
's Anthony Wright
.
Carttiss was born and brought up in his future constituency and worked as a teacher in a local secondary school. He was the full time agent for Anthony Fell
from 1969, and was elected to Norfolk County Council in 1966. In 1973 Carttiss was elected to Great Yarmouth Borough Council and became its Leader from 1980 to 1982.
In Parliament Carttiss allied with the right and was a loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher
. During the debate on a motion of no confidence a few hours after Thatcher had announced her resignation as Prime Minister on 22 November 1990, his loud shout of encouragement to her to cancel her decision because "You can wipe the floor with these people!" was clearly audible and is recorded in Hansard
. Indeed, immediately after the remark, on television, Thatcher is seen to acknowledge him by looking back at him and bowing.
However, Carttiss found life under her successor John Major
less easy. He was a strong eurosceptic
and disliked the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty
, voting against them frequently in early 1993. When he voted against the European Communities (Finance) Bill in November 1994, he was one of eight Conservative MPs to have the Conservative whip withdrawn. It was restored in April 1995.
Following his defeat Carttiss went back onto Norfolk County Council from 2001, and was made Vice-Chairman of the Council in 2006. He represents the West Flegg division. http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=68&Surname=NCC_CLR_Carttiss&Submit=Search
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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from 1983
United Kingdom general election, 1983
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until his defeat in 1997
United Kingdom general election, 1997
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by Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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's Anthony Wright
Anthony David Wright
Anthony David Wright is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth from 1997 until losing his seat at the 2010 election.-Early life:...
.
Carttiss was born and brought up in his future constituency and worked as a teacher in a local secondary school. He was the full time agent for Anthony Fell
Anthony Fell (politician)
Sir Anthony Fell was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons for most the years from 1951 to 1983....
from 1969, and was elected to Norfolk County Council in 1966. In 1973 Carttiss was elected to Great Yarmouth Borough Council and became its Leader from 1980 to 1982.
In Parliament Carttiss allied with the right and was a loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
. During the debate on a motion of no confidence a few hours after Thatcher had announced her resignation as Prime Minister on 22 November 1990, his loud shout of encouragement to her to cancel her decision because "You can wipe the floor with these people!" was clearly audible and is recorded in Hansard
Hansard
Hansard is the name of the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard, an early printer and publisher of these transcripts.-Origins:...
. Indeed, immediately after the remark, on television, Thatcher is seen to acknowledge him by looking back at him and bowing.
However, Carttiss found life under her successor John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
less easy. He was a strong eurosceptic
EuroSceptic
EuroSceptic is the second album of British singer Jack Lucien. It was released in October 2009.Due to being an album influenced by Europop, it features songs with parts in different languages...
and disliked the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty
Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty was signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Community in Maastricht, Netherlands. On 9–10 December 1991, the same city hosted the European Council which drafted the treaty...
, voting against them frequently in early 1993. When he voted against the European Communities (Finance) Bill in November 1994, he was one of eight Conservative MPs to have the Conservative whip withdrawn. It was restored in April 1995.
Following his defeat Carttiss went back onto Norfolk County Council from 2001, and was made Vice-Chairman of the Council in 2006. He represents the West Flegg division. http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=68&Surname=NCC_CLR_Carttiss&Submit=Search