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ARBUTHNOT, James Rt Hon |
Hampshire North East |
Conservative |
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Member for North East Hampshire since 1997. Committees: Chair, Defence Select Committee since 2005; Member, Intelligence and Security Committee 2001-05; Member, Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform 2002-03; All-Party Pension Group; All-Party Mull of Kintyre Group. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Trade 2003-05; Opposition Chief Whip 1997-2001; MP for Wanstead and Woodford 1987-97; Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 1995-97; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security 1994-95; Government Whip 1992-94; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Peter Lilley, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1990-92; PPS to Archie Hamilton, Minister of State for Armed Forces 1988-90; Parliamentary Candidate for Cynon Valley 1983 and 1984 (by-election). Special political interests: Pensions, intelligence and security, defence. Profession/Trade: Barrister. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Counsellor 1998. Education: Trinity College, Cambridge, Honours Degree in Law; Wellesley House, Eton College (Captain of the School). Hobbies: Playing guitar, skiing. b. 4 August 1952, Deal, Kent. Married with four children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
32,075 |
60.6 |
6.9 |
25,407 |
53.7 |
| Lib Dem |
13,478 |
25.5 |
-1.7 |
12,858 |
27.2 |
| Labour |
5,173 |
9.8 |
-6.3 |
7,630 |
16.1 |
| UKIP |
2,213 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
1,392 |
2.9 |
| Majority |
18,597 |
35.1 |
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12,549 |
26.5 |
| Turnout |
52,939 |
73.3 |
8.5 |
47,287 |
64.8 |
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