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party members backing him as a successor to Hughes, under the slogan "I Pick Öpik", emerged at the party's 2008 spring conference in
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by 13,976 votes to 12,792. This represented a swing of 12.5% against Öpik and a swing of 13.8% in favour of the
Conservatives in the constituency. Öpik put himself forward to be the Liberal Democrats' nominee for mayor of London in the 2012 mayoral election, but in the first round of the party's
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leadership contests, Öpik gained a reputation for backing campaigns that soon collapsed, leading some to talk of the "curse of Lembit" making his backing undesirable. In 1999, he was one of only two of the party's 46 MPs to back the abortive leadership campaign of
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Liberal Democrats following his appearance at a Conservative Party meeting as the sole speaker in an event called "How to Stop the Lib Dems, an insiders guide on how the Lib Dems plan their campaigns."
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Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) and a keen motorcyclist. On 23 November 2013, it was announced that Öpik had joined MAG as director of communications and public affairs. In the post, he will work on behalf of motorcyclists in the UK and Europe.
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named "We need a cosmic plan" about risks of asteroid impact on Earth. Earlier, in 1999, he called on the government to invest between £500,000 and £1m annually in tracking asteroids to avert catastrophe. He wrote a column in the (now defunct)
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and jaw. This experience caused him to take a keen interest in the Spinal
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Vankova. Later that year his partner was reported to have left him. The couple had a second daughter in November 2020.
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charity initiative that aired on 12 and 14 March 2008. In 2006 he became president of the
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conference. and addressed the conference on "wokeness" in October.
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Brian Paddick beats Lembit Opik in Lib Dem London mayor vote
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2690:"House of Commons Debates for 23 November 2005 (pt 20)"
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and spoke for British gliding in the House of Commons.
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in the House of Commons. He was the joint chair of the
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4039:"BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Montgomeryshire"
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3532:"Lembit Releases His Inner Space Cadet"
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2971:"Opik sides with Clegg on Lib-Dem vote"
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4254:BBC News – Politics: Lembit Opik
3880:. The Stationery Office. 5 June 2003.
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4406:British male professional wrestlers
4386:Alumni of the University of Bristol
3510:"The Good Suns – 'Pop Wound' video"
3077:"Opik to repay tax summons expense"
2979:. Media Wales Ltd. 3 November 2007.
2957:"Ros Scott named Lib Dem president"
2785:The past masters on the present NUS
280:2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
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4396:Councillors in Newcastle upon Tyne
4248:The Public Whip – Lembit Öpik
3964:Robertson, Peter (26 April 2017).
3667:Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
3534:. Evening Standard. 21 March 2012.
3164:Pearce, Andrew (15 January 2013).
3145:Banks, Richard (10 January 2013).
3031:"AM starts Lib Dem leadership bid"
2767:Vote 2001: Candidates. Lembit Opik
1174:. His mother lives in the city of
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2943:"Opik Leaves Lib Dem Front Bench"
2892:"Election 2010 – Montgomeryshire"
2586:Opik to step down from party post
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4461:Welsh people of Estonian descent
4295:Parliament of the United Kingdom
3792:. Libdems.org.uk. Archived from
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1190:Sport Relief Does The Apprentice
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3741:"MP tries out language skills"
3716:"Talking shop in 22 languages"
3714:Peter Kingston (11 May 2004).
3650:Withers, Matt (6 March 2009).
3494:Osbourne, Paul (3 June 2010).
3481:"Conference 2022: Lembit Opik"
2945:. BBC News. 24 September 2008.
2347:: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
1224:Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
1096:Personal life and charity work
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3862:. BBC News. 13 November 2002.
3766:Higgit, D. (27 August 2007).
3110:"Federal executive committee"
2862:"Montgomeryshire – Aristotle"
2824:Barber, Lynn (14 June 2008).
2783:Claire Phipps, Tamsin Irwin.
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1018:Adam and the Asbos: The Movie
883:Chair of Asgardian Parliament
840:Police and crime commissioner
796:parliamentary expenses claims
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3629:"Invest to avert armageddon"
3483:– via www.youtube.com.
3446:. Nation.Cymru. 8 June 2021.
3033:. BBC News. 3 November 2008.
2959:. BBC News. 8 November 2008.
2826:"The interview: Lembit Opik"
1264:2012 London mayoral election
1187:to raise money for charity.
1126:National Eisteddfod of Wales
1116:. He speaks fluent English,
896:, or to consider running as
794:published details of Öpik's
712:In 2008, a campaign amongst
507:2012 London mayoral election
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3457:@UKIP (21 September 2022).
3288:Radio France Internationale
3096:Guardian Unlimited Politics
3061:Swaine, Jon (13 May 2009).
2866:Guardian Unlimited Politics
604:Newcastle upon Tyne Central
581:University of Bristol Union
494:. He was the leader of the
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4451:Welsh-speaking politicians
4234:Interview with Lembit Öpik
3360:. Asgardia. 26 August 2023
3344:Business Insider Australia
853:He presents programmes on
802:charge for non-payment of
784:Expenses row and criticism
721:by 20,736 votes to 6,247.
681:Öpik became leader of the
585:National Union of Students
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4274:on election 27 April 2010
3878:Hansard, House of Commons
3790:"Liberal Democrats -Öpik"
3768:"The day my life changed"
3229:"BBC – Radio Kent – Home"
2917:"Biographical details in
2694:Hansard, House of Commons
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4263:profile 10 February 2005
3929:"Interview: Lembit Opik"
3896:Charities Aid Foundation
3631:. BBC News. 3 March 1999
3079:. BBC News. 13 May 2009.
3065:. London: The Telegraph.
1246:of pop music double-act
816:plasma screen television
759:2007 leadership election
4259:2 December 2008 at the
3210:15 January 2015 at the
2650:Öpik gracious in defeat
1048:Writings and journalism
935:Have I Got News for You
747:2006 leadership contest
683:Welsh Liberal Democrats
575:before going on to the
496:Welsh Liberal Democrats
471:[ˈlembitˈøpˑik]
366:Welsh Liberal Democrats
207:Welsh Liberal Democrats
2725:Interview: Lembit Opik
1105:
1022:professional wrestling
959:Al Murray's Happy Hour
677:Welsh party leadership
597:Newcastle City Council
4283:26 April 2010 at the
3610:We need a cosmic plan
3425:31 March 2019 at the
3245:Anthony Cuthbertson.
2345:General election 1992
2106:General election 1997
1848:General election 2001
1636:General election 2005
1501:David W. L. Rowlands
1378:General election 2010
1103:
953:Stand Up for the Week
653:2010 general election
641:2005 general election
637:2001 general election
629:1997 general election
608:1992 general election
590:In 1988, Öpik joined
577:University of Bristol
492:2010 general election
402:University of Bristol
4177:"Politics Resources"
4147:"Election Data 1992"
4117:"Election Data 1997"
4087:"Election Data 2001"
4057:"Election Data 2005"
4009:"Election Data 2010"
3856:"Your MP Identified"
1233:A Funny Kind of Love
1074:The Alternative View
705:but was defeated by
623:Member of Parliament
592:Procter & Gamble
548:. Öpik was born in
480:Member of Parliament
263:Member of Parliament
232:Sir Menzies Campbell
3898:. 28 February 2008.
3778:on 18 January 2008.
3703:on 22 January 2010.
3186:on 20 December 2013
3134:. 9 September 2012.
3116:on 6 December 2012.
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965:All Star Mr and Mrs
894:Estonian parliament
885:on 25 August 2023.
791:The Daily Telegraph
550:Bangor, County Down
498:from 2001 to 2007.
478:, he served as the
373:Domestic partner(s)
187:Alistair Carmichael
4391:Welsh libertarians
4278:www.politics.co.uk
4157:on 15 October 2011
4151:Electoral Calculus
4127:on 15 October 2011
4121:Electoral Calculus
4097:on 15 October 2011
4091:Electoral Calculus
4067:on 15 October 2011
4061:Electoral Calculus
4013:Electoral Calculus
3997:. 8 November 2017.
3406:, 21 November 2018
3387:, 19 November 2018
2872:on 8 February 2009
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520:and with pop star
516:weather presenter
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4355:Succeeded by
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3433:, 1 December 2018
3347:, 13 October 2016
3328:, 13 October 2016
3310:, 12 October 2016
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2999:, 27 January 2008
2648:Deborah Summers.
2615:, 11 October 2008
2594:, 13 October 2007
2521:on 9 January 2021
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1029:Rocking Your Vote
1008:London's West End
989:Come Dine with Me
868:A Simple Question
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476:Liberal Democrats
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