Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nick varley

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The result was Keep. - JodyB_talk 23:11, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nick varley[edit]

Unelected politicians are not inherently notable, although being the youngest candidate may confer some notability. However, I can find nothing to verify this story; also there is no election and therefore no official candidate, so this is both crystal balling and unverifiable; Wikipedia is not a news outlet. Ros0709 (talk) 18:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep: A quick Google search yielded numerous references; I've added one to the article. This person is certainly verifiable, and if he is indeed the youngest-ever Parliamentary candidate I would consider him notable for that reason. --Russ (talk) 18:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there are plenty of refs. I got absolutely zero before I nominated - probably a typo on my part when I searched. Ros0709 (talk) 18:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 06:43, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 06:43, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 23:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The youngest person ever to be a Conservative party candidate would seem to be some degree of notability; I added what I think to be some better sources that give some of the background, including --amazingly enough-- his actual age, which is 19. As the commentators to the unofficial Conservative party site I used for a reference mentioned, there is significant political interest: it apparently represents the absolute hopeless nature of their campaign in that region--he's a second year university student. DGG (talk) 08:46, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Emily Benn, 18, is younger. I'm fairly sure there was an 18-year-old Green in the 80s, but it's hard to track down historical info on minor party candidates. Totnesmartin (talk) 16:22, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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