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{{Short description|British politician (1940–1996)}}
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'''Terry Patchett''' (11 July 1940 – 11 October 1996) was a politician in the [[United Kingdom]].▼
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| constituency_MP = [[Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley East]]
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| predecessor = ''constituency established''
| successor = [[Jeff Ennis]]
| term_start = 9 June 1983
| birth_place = [[Darfield, South Yorkshire]]
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| nationality = British
| spouse = Glenys Veal
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
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Patchett served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley East]] from 1983 until his death, and was a member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party
== Early life ==
Patchett was born in [[Darfield, South Yorkshire]] on 11 July
== Career ==
Before becoming an MP, Patchett worked as a miner for seventeen years. A member of the [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|National Union of Mineworkers]] (NUM), he became the branch delegate for Houghton Main in 1966,<ref name=Times /> and from 1977 he was a member of the union's Yorkshire executive. From 1969 to 1973 he was also on Wombwell District Council. Though he wanted to be the miners' agent for Barnsley, in 1982 [[Arthur Scargill]] instead offered him the candidacy for the safe Labour seat of [[Dearne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Dearne Valley]], whose incumbent MP, [[Edwin Wainwright]], was retiring. After boundary changes, he won the redrawn seat of Barnsley East in 1983 with a majority of 17,500 votes.<ref name=Independent />
=== Member of Parliament ===
Patchett felt out of place in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] and rarely spoke in the chamber. However, he was on the Select Committee on Social Services and served as vice-chairman of the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]]'s energy committee.<ref name=Times />
Defending the interests of mining communities, he opposed the [[Petroleum Royalties (Relief) Act 1983]], which exempted oil companies from royalties on new fields, denouncing it as an attempt to weaken the NUM. He also opposed the closure of rich collieries such as [[Barnburgh Main Colliery|Barnburgh]] and plans to increase imports of foreign coal.<ref name=Independent /> He was strongly loyal to Scargill and politically was on the left wing of the Labour Party.<ref name=Times />
Patchett's last appearance in Parliament was the vote on the [[Scott Report]] on 26 February 1996. Suffering from cancer, he risked his life<ref name=Independent /> to go to vote, against his doctor's advice and family's wishes, because of the opportunity of defeating the government. He made the {{convert|400
== Personal life and death ==
In 1961 Patchett married Glenys Veal, with whom he had three children.<ref name=Independent />
He died of cancer on 11 October 1996 and the subsequent by-election was won by [[Jeff Ennis]].<ref name=Times />
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▲| DATE OF DEATH = 11 October 1996
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