hiː wʌz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli sᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kəntˈɛst ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː bˈiːkənsfˌiːld baɪᵻlˈɛkʃən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ðə lˈeɪbɚ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt, fjˈuːtʃɚ pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ tˈoʊni blˈɛɹ.
He was subsequently selected to contest the 1982 Beaconsfield by-election, in which he defeated the Labour candidate, future Prime Minister Tony Blair.