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PATERSON, Owen |
North Shropshire |
Conservative |
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Member for North Shropshire since 1997. Committees: Member, Conservative Friends of Israel since 1997; Member, Agricultural Select Committee 2000-01; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1997-2001; Member, European Standing Committee 1998-2001; Vice-President, Conservatives Against A Federal Europe 1998-2001; Member, European Scrutiny Committee 1999-2000; Member, Welsh Grand Committee 1998-2000; Executive Member, 1992 Committee 2000. Political career: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2010; Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2007-10; Shadow Minister of State for Transport 2005-07; Shadow Minister, DEFRA 2003-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith 2001-03; Opposition Whip 2000-01. Special political interests: Industry, agriculture, foreign affairs, rural issues. Education: Radley College; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MA. Languages spoken: French, German. Hobbies: Travel, history, racing.
b. 24 June 1956, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Married with three children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| CON HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
26,692 |
51.5 |
1.9 |
23,061 |
49.6 |
| Lib Dem |
10,864 |
20.9 |
1.2 |
9,175 |
19.7 |
| Labour |
9,406 |
18.1 |
-7.8 |
12,041 |
25.9 |
| UKIP |
2,432 |
4.7 |
-0.1 |
2,233 |
4.8 |
| BNP |
1,667 |
3.2 |
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| Green |
808 |
1.6 |
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| Majority |
15,828 |
30.5 |
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11,020 |
23.7 |
| Turnout |
51,869 |
65.7 |
2.4 |
46,510 |
63.3 |
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