Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
Role range: 1967-1976
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jeremy Thorpe Biography and Timeline
Follow Jeremy Thorpe through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Jeremy Thorpe, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1967–1976Years on this page
1967
Privy Council
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Role range: 1967-1976
1970
Election
The Liberals return 6 Members of Parliament, despite standing in 332 seats. The Liberal Party win 7.5% of votes cast & 6 MPs
Role range: 1967-1976
1974
Election
The Liberals win 19.3% of votes cast & 14 MPs & hold the balance of power
Role range: 1967-1976
Election
Refuses to join a co-altion with the Conservatives & the Labour Party comes to power
Role range: 1967-1976
1975
Referendum Campaign
Campaigns for continued membership of the European Communities.
Role range: 1967-1976
1976
Resignation of Jeremy Thorpe
Resigns after the scandal of the murder of Norman Scott
Role range: 1967-1976
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.