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John Cartwright RIP (former Valley matchday announcer and MP)

InspectorSands
InspectorSands Posts: 5,189
in General Charlton
There can't be many matchday announcers who went on to become an MP... 


Times obituary: https://archive.is/8DFSp
Telegraph obituary: https://archive.is/uqfX2

Comments

  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,633
    R.I.P
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,720
    R.I.P
     

  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,259
    R.I.P.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    RIP
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,823
    RIP
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,344
    RIP
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,683
    RIP
  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 1,922
    RIP.

    I love the link in the article to the video of the 1969 Charlton vs Portsmouth game where pre-match entertainment consisted of a camel and elephant from Chessington Zoo being paraded around the ground and gymnasts going through their routine on the pitch. Apparently Charlton missed a penalty and someone amongst the fans was reputed to have shouted "Bring on the f*****g camel".
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,968
    RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,362
    RIP

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  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,346
    Met him many years ago when he was running a stall at Plumstead Make Merry on Plumstead Common. Very friendly man. 
    RIP
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,483
    A very good, proper constituency MP, a man you would often see out & about in the area.
    RIP
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Rip

    It is very unusual for a MP to retain a seat against their former Party in one election , John achieved this twice. He really must have been a good constituency MP who genuinely had a strong personal vote.

    In my view his first SDP victory was assisted because Labour imported Audrey Wise a hard left former MP who had no links to the area as their candidate .

    His subsequent win was against the strong locally backed John Austin who then came back to claim the seat back for Labour in 1992 although Cartwright was only 2.5k votes short of achieving an unlikely hat trick of victories.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,134
    Rest in Peace
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,859
    RIP
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,597
    RIP.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,907
    RIP John..a thoroughly decent man 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    RIP John.

    Didn't know him well but thoroughly pleasant on the occasions I did meet him.

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