backbencher

He again served as a government backbencher, and died in office the following year.

He was a backbencher for his first two years in Parliament.

From 2001 to 2004 he served as a backbencher in the opposition.

He was again returned without opposition, and sat as a government backbencher.

He served as a backbencher until his defeat in 2002.

Since 1990 he has been a backbencher, described as a maverick.

He served as a government backbencher in the parliament which followed.

He served as a backbencher 1992-2003 and retired at the 2003 general election.

As a backbencher he participated in a number of committees.

He was a backbencher throughout the period of Conservative governments from 1951-1964.

"I'm a backbencher and tend to just listen to things," he said.

After being elected in 1994, she was a backbencher member for the full mandate.

He had spent 25 years in Commons as a backbencher and politically was not well known.

He served as a National Party backbencher for six years.

He resigned due to ill health in 2009, and sat as a backbencher until his death.

A government backbencher has introduced a motion to lower the voting age to 16.

A federal backbencher, he served on several committees but never rose to become a minister.

He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 and 1958, but remained a backbencher.

He is a loyal backbencher, rarely voting against his party.

He served as a government backbencher for another four years, and did not seek re-election in 1949.

The head of the backbencher senator was not there.

He served as a government backbencher for the next four years, and was re-elected in the 1981 election.

He was dropped from cabinet on January 21, 1978, and again served as a government backbencher.

Barry supported the coalition, and served as a government backbencher.

The Backbencher set her alarm for an early swim and then found herself unable to move.