Constituency : Sutton and Cheam 1972-74
Six weeks after Cyril Smith's triumph at Rochdale, Graham scored a much greater surprise at Sutton and Cheam taking the Liberals from a poor third to unseating the Tories by over 7,000 votes.
Graham was 28 at the time of his election. He was a member of the Young Liberals and had taken part in anti-apartheid disruption.
Graham was narrowly defeated in February 1974 and the Tories extended their lead in October.
Graham remained active in the party. He was a borough councillor in Sutton from 1974 until 2014. He was created a life peer in 1996. He was a member of the London Assembly from 2006 to 2008 leading the Liberal Democrat group until 2006. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
Graham is also a member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union.
He is now 75.
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