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KNIGHT, Rt Hon Greg |
East Yorkshire |
Conservative |
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Member for East Yorkshire since 2001. Committees: Chairman, Procedure Select Committee since 2005; Chairman, All-Party Historic Vehicles Group. Political career: Shadow Minister for Transport 2002-05; Shadow Deputy Leader, House of Commons 2001-02; Minister of State for Industry, DTI 1996-97; Government Deputy Chief Whip 1993-96; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1990-93; Assistant Whip 1989-90. Special political interests: Transport, consumer affairs. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Counsellor 1995. Education: Qualified as solicitor in 1973. Author of: Naughty Graffiti (2005); Right Honourable Insults (1998); Parliamentary Sauce (1993); Honourable Insults (1990); Westminster Words (1988). Hobbies: Music, classic cars. b. 4 April 1949. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
24,328 |
47.5 |
2.5 |
21,215 |
45.2 |
| Lib Dem |
10,842 |
21.2 |
1.9 |
9,075 |
19.3 |
| Labour |
10,401 |
20.3 |
-11.5 |
14,932 |
31.8 |
| UKIP |
2,142 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
1,703 |
3.6 |
| BNP |
1,865 |
3.6 |
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| Social Democrat |
914 |
0.8 |
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| Green |
762 |
1.5 |
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| Majority |
13,486 |
26.3 |
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6,283 |
13.4 |
| Turnout |
51,254 |
63.8 |
2.6 |
46,925 |
61.2 |
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