Can a Green MP really not know who these people are?

In a short series of Facebook message exchanges, Kevin Hague proved himself to be somebody who lacked understanding about where the views of his party came from. I asked him

Who do you politically align yourself with more: Maurice Strong or Anthony Blair?

Mr Hague originally replied

"I don't know either of them sorry!"

After a brief explanation about who the two of them were, he responded.

"Certainly don't align myself with Tony Blair, but Maurice Strong sounds promising!"

It's still surprising that a member of parliament knows next to nothing about the history of their parties. Understanding where your party came from and why they stand for certain values is a good indicator of why you would want to align yourself with that party to begin with. If Mr Hague eventually does research up about Mr Strong, perhaps the answer would have been a lot more interesting.