Lois Browne Evans and Mr. Frederick Wade in the coming election.

Surgeon Dr. James King and Football Association president Mr. Charles Marshall will be fighting the senior Progressive Labour Party contenders in their Devonshire North stronghold.

Mr. Marshall stood in the constituency in the last election, collecting 396 votes -- less than half the total gained by either of the winners.

The United Bermuda Party hopefuls both live in Smith's Parish. Dr. King, a general surgeon at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, has been chairman of the United Bermuda Party since 1990.

He is vice-chairman of the Bank of Butterfield and chairman of Telco. His wife is Mrs. Lorin King and he has two children.

"My chief aim as party chairman was to open up the party,'' he said. "I felt strongly that for too long it had remained stagnant and complacent.

"I encouraged primaries, a system of selecting candidates which is not without its critics, but one which guaranteed us broad popular participation at the branch level.

"Together with the party leader I worked hard to convince sitting members that the time was fast approaching when new members should be brought forward.'' Mr. Marshall, 54, was a Senator between 1985 and 1990, speaking for Works and Engineering, Youth and Sport, Labour and Home Affairs, Marine and Ports Transport.

He was chairman of the party between 1985 and 1987. He has his own company, PM Ltd.

He has served on Government boards and is a trustee of the national sports centre. He was awarded an MBE in the New Year's honours list.

His wife is Mrs. Lesley Marshall and he has four children. He said: "While I haven't been active in politics recently I have been active in serving Bermuda.

"Many voters in the constituency have encouraged me to run again. "The changes which have taken place over the last few years within the party, where there is a mixture of youth and experience being put forward as candidates, indicates to me that the party is on the right track, and I'm excited by what I see.

"I, like Dr. King, will be out visiting as many of the constituents of Devonshire North as I can.'' Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan yesterday hit back at a PLP charge that he gave a "slap in the face'' to students overseas by not calling a poll this summer.

He said: "This charge can only be described as a campaign of misinformation.

"There are many factors which must be looked at when the timing of a general election is being considered.

"There are over 34,000 voters in this Country. Bermuda has gone through its worst recession in living memory, and this summer is the first opportunity for many Bermudians to get back on top of their businesses and begin planning for next year.

"The PLP have the luxury of trying to turn every issue into a political issue. I do not have that luxury.

"It's presumptuous of the PLP to imply that first-time voters would support their party.'' The UBP brought the law lowering the voting age to Parliament, he said. And he had written to all first-time voters last fall.