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AINSWORTH, Peter |
Surrey East |
Conservative |
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 Member for Surrey East since 1992. Committees: Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee 2003-05; Member, Environment Select Committee 1993-94. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2005; Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1998-2001; Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 1997-98; Assistant Government Whip 1996-97; Government Whip 1996-97; PPS to the Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley 1995-96; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Jonathan Aiken MP 1994-95; Member, Wandsworth Borough Council 1986-94; Sponsor, Hedgerows Bill 1993; Chair, Wandsworth Council Conservative Group 1990-92; elected to Council 1984-86; Member, Bow Group since 1983; Research Assistant to Sir Jack Stewart-Clark MEP 1979-81. Special political interests: Finance, environment, the arts and heritage. Profession/Trade: Investment banker. Education: Ludgrove; Bradfield College; Lincoln College, Oxford. Affiliations: Chairman of the Elgar Foundation; Member, CPRE (Surrey); MCC; Director, Plantlife International; Member, Friends of the Earth. b. 16 November 1956. Married with three children.
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2001 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
27,659 |
56.2 |
3.7 |
24,706 |
52.5 |
| Lib Dem |
11,738 |
23.8 |
-0.6 |
11,503 |
24.4 |
| Labour |
7,288 |
14.8 |
-4.3 |
8,994 |
19.1 |
| UKIP |
2,158 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
1,846 |
3.9 |
| L Cannabis |
410 |
0.8 |
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| Majority |
15,921 |
32.3 |
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13,203 |
28.1 |
| Turnout |
49,253 |
66.6 |
3.9 |
47,049 |
62.7 |
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