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HUHNE, Christopher |
Eastleigh |
Liberal Democrat |
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Member for Eastleigh (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Eastleigh 2005-10. Committees: Vice-Chair, Switzerland Group since 2006; Deputy-Chair, Corporate Governance Group since 2006. Political career: Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2010-12; Shadow Home Secretary 2007-10; Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor 2008-09; Shadow Secretary for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2006-07; Shadow Chief Secretary for the Treasury 2005-06; MEP1999-2005; Co-ordinator, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; Chair, Liberal Democrat Public Services Policy Commission; Liberal Democrat Economic Adviser, General Election Campaign 1997; SDP-Liberal Alliance Candidate, Oxford West and Abingdon 1987, and Reading East 1983. Special political interests: Environment, Europe, economics and development. Profession/Trade: Economist, journalist. Education: Westminster School; University of Paris, Sorbonne, Certificate in French Language and Civilisation; Magdalen College, Oxford University, BA (Hons) First, Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Author of: numerous articles and four books: Death and Danger; The Ecu Report; Real World Economics; Both Sides of the Coin.
b. 2 July 1954. Married.
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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 |
24,966 |
46.5 |
7.9 |
19,216 |
38.6 |
| Conservative |
21,102 |
39.3 |
1.8 |
18,648 |
37.5 |
| Labour |
5,153 |
9.6 |
-11 |
10,238 |
20.6 |
| UKIP |
1,933 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
1,669 |
3.4 |
| English Democrats |
249 |
0.5 |
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| Independent |
154 |
0.3 |
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| National Democrats |
93 |
0.2 |
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| Majority |
3,864 |
7.2 |
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568 |
1.1 |
| Turnout |
53,650 |
69.4 |
4.6 |
49,771 |
64.8 |
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