Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
4th December
Contact: Keith Flett 07803 167266
Tory v Labour as Parliamentary Beard of the Year vote closes midday on Thursday
The Beard Liberation Front the informal network of beard wearers has said voting is set to close for the Parliamentary Beard of the Year Award at midday on Thursday
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has won the Award 8 times in total in 2001, 2007, 2011, 2012 (shared), 2014, 2015 and 2016. He was declared not eligible in 2017 to give newer Parliamentary beards a chance but won again in 2018
The Award is not about the politics of the beard wearer but about how well they have deployed their beard in public during the year, particularly in Parliament.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, The 2017 winner Tory candidate for Mansfield Ben Bradley has taken a clear lead in the voting but the last 24 hours of the poll frequently sees a large turnout for voters.
The vote is open now and closes at midday on 5th December with the winner announced ahead of the General Election on 6th December
Parliamentary Beard of the Year 2019 shortlist
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Lord Tony Greaves (LIbDem)
Lord Hylton (Crossbencher)
Jim McMahon (Labour)
Nadhim Zahawi (Tory)
Ben Bradley (Tory)
Barry Gardiner (Labour)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
Stephen Crabb (Tory)
Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)
Andy McDonald (Labour)
Crispin Blunt (Tory)
Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour)
Recent winners
2011 Jeremy Corbyn
2012 Jeremy Corbyn/John Randall
2013 Julian Huppert
2014 Jeremy Corbyn
2015 Jeremy Corbyn
2016 Jeremy Corbyn
2017 Ben Bradley
2018 Jeremy Corbyn
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