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LAWS, Rt Hon David |
Yeovil |
Liberal Democrat |
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Member for Yeovil (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Yeovil 2001-10. Committees: Member, Treasury Select Committee 2001-03. Political career: Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury (resigned 29 May 2010); Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 2007-10; Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2005-07; Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2002-05; Spokesperson for Defence 2001-02; Director of Policy for Liberal Democrats 1997-99; PPC Folkestone and Hythe 1997; Economic Adviser to the Liberal Democrats 1995-97. Special political interests: Economic policy, education, public service reform, pensions. Profession/Trade: Investment banker. Education: St Georges College, Weybridge; Kings College, Cambridge (Scholarship), Double First, Economics. Author of: Britain After Blair (2006); The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism (2004). Hobbies: Reading, running, travel. b. 30 November 1965, Farnham, Surrey. Single. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LIB DEM HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Lib Dem |
31,843 |
55.7 |
4.3 |
25,658 |
51.4 |
| Conservative |
18,807 |
32.9 |
-1.4 |
17,096 |
34.3 |
| Labour |
2,991 |
5.2 |
-5.3 |
5,256 |
10.5 |
| UKIP |
2,357 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
1,903 |
3.8 |
| BNP |
1,162 |
2.0 |
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| Majority |
13,036 |
22.8 |
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8,562 |
17.2 |
| Turnout |
57,160 |
69.4 |
5.1 |
49,913 |
64.3 |
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