Election
Elected Member of Parliament, the youngest MP
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
David Steel Biography and Timeline
Follow David Steel through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.
David Steel, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1956–1983Years on this page
1956
1976
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
1977
Pact between Liberal Party and Labour Party
Forms the Lib-Lab Pact whith Labour which keeps Labour in office
1979
Election
The Liberals win 13.8% votes cast & 11 MPs
1983
Election
The Liberal Party win 25.4% of votes cast & 23 MPs
Records, sources and methodology
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