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The result was speedy keep. The nom hasn't even bothered to search....So closing as SK (non-admin closure) – Davey2010 Talk 01:29, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
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Failed parliamentary candidate. Uhooep ( talk) 03:34, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Keep — There are a variety of factors that would justify the article's inclusion: (1) Beesley received a CBE, which satisfies WP:ANYBIO as a distinguished commendation, (2) an award bears his name, reflecting his status as one of the "most influential transport economists of his time" ( University of Leeds), (3) the awarding institution certainly appears to be international in scope: Thredbo/University of Sydney Business School, (4) he received obituaries in a journal ( Transport Reviews) and at least one national paper ( The Guardian); the latter describing him as among "the most gifted industrial economists of his time", and (5) he also had a series of lectures in his honour: The Beesley Lectures, at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Losing in a parliamentary election wouldn't trump the above indicators of his notability. The Origins of Heaven ( talk) 04:06, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Vipinhari || talk 06:38, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Vipinhari || talk 06:38, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Keep as above, clearly notable. Giant Snowman 08:34, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Keep: Entry in Who's Who (UK), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - CBE. Graemp ( talk) 09:25, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Keep No reason to delete. Andrew D. ( talk) 08:10, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- Keep per long consensus that the CBE proves notability under WP:ANYBIO #1. Plus DNB entry. Uhooep, you seem fixated on these people being failed parliamentary candidates. That's not all they did in their lives. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 16:08, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
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