Talk:Tony Sheldon (politician)

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Requested move 24 September 2022[edit]

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The result of the move request was: Move to Tony Sheldon (politician) - UtherSRG (talk) 12:16, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Sheldon (trade unionist) → Tony Sheldon (politician) – Subject has been a politician for several years now and it his primary area of notability. A comparable page would be Martin Ferguson (politician), which also concerns a trade unionist who came to greater prominence as a politician. DilatoryRevolution (talk) 15:07, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 00:16, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support he is most notable as a politician. Steelkamp (talk) 03:56, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Senior trade unionist for 20 years, politician for 3 years. Clearly the former was his primary role. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:44, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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