<page_title> Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency) </page_title> <section_title> Members of Parliament </section_title> <table> <cell> Ronald Brown <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> SDP <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1983 <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Brian Sedgemore <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> Labour <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> </table>
Brown held the seat as an SDP member until 1983, when he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate Brian Sedgemore.