2001 United Kingdom general election previous autumn had shown the first Tory lead (though only by a narrow margin) in the opinion polls for eight years as they benefited from the public anger towards the government over the fuel protests which had led to a severe shortage of motor fuel. By the end of 2000, however, the dispute had been solved and Labour were firmly back in the lead of the opinion polls. In total, a mere 29 parliamentary seats changed hands at the 2001 Election. One of the more noted events of a quiet campaign was when countryside protester Craig Evans threw an egg
Charles Evans (politician) election. After completing this term, Evans left federal politics and did not seek re-election in 1945. Charles Evans (politician) Charles Robert Evans (8 September 1882 – 29 October 1947) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Mount Forest, Ontario and became a farmer and lumber merchant. He attended public and high schools in Mount Forest, and graduated from a two-year program at British American College. Evans participated in municipal politics at Piapot, Saskatchewan as a school trustee and as a councillor. He was first elected to Parliament at the Maple Creek