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JOYCE, Eric |
Falkirk |
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Member for Falkirk since 2005 (Falkirk West 2000-05). Committees: Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region of Africa; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bob Ainsworth as Secretary of State for Defence 2009; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon John Hutton as Secretary of State for: Defence 2008-09, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08, Work and Pensions 2006-07; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Hodge as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2006 and Department for Work and Pensions 2005-06; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mike O’Brien as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2004-05 and Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2003-04. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, international development, defence, economy, education and training. Profession/Trade: Private soldier and then officer in the Regular Army. Education: University of Sterling, BA (Hons); University of Bath, MA; University of Keele MBA. Author of: Arms and the Man - Renewing the Armed Services. Editor of: Now-s the Hour: New Thinking for Holyrood. Hobbies: Climbing, judo, most sports.
b. 13 October 1960, Perth. Married with two daughters. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
23,207 |
45.7 |
-5.2 |
23,264 |
50.9 |
| SNP |
15,364 |
30.3 |
8.9 |
9,789 |
21.4 |
| Conservative |
5,698 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
4,538 |
9.9 |
| Lib Dem |
5,225 |
10.3 |
-5.7 |
7,321 |
16.0 |
| UKIP |
1,283 |
2.5 |
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| Majority |
7,843 |
15.4 |
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13,475 |
29.5 |
| Turnout |
50,777 |
62.0 |
2.4 |
45,750 |
59.6 |
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