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Election 2020

David Barrett

Party

Independent

Constituency

Clare

Occupation

Engineer

ELIMINATED

Biography

Earlier this year, Barrett said he was launching a new political party called The Moderate Party whose policies were said to be focusing on "socially responsible capitalism". He is now running as an independent candidate. He works as an engineer and is originally from Australia.

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