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FOSTER, Michael Jabez DL |
Hastings and Rye |
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 Member for Hastings and Rye since 1997. Committees: Select Committee on Work and Pensions since 2005; Member, Social Security 1998-99; Member, Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards 1997-2003; Member, Select Committee on Standards and Privileges since 1997. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Attorney General Lord Goldsmith 2001-03; PPS to Attorney General Lord Williams of Mostyn 1999-2001; PPS to Attorney General John Morris 1999. Special political interests: Health, poverty, animal welfare, tax, employment law. Profession/Trade: Solicitor 1980. Title/Honours/Decorations: Deputy Lieutenant, East Sussex 1993. Education: University of Leicester, LLM. Affiliations: Member, GMB, USDAW. Hobbies: Lawn tennis, table tennis. b. 26 February 1946, Hastings. Married with two children.
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
18,107 |
42.1 |
-5.0 |
19,402 |
47.1 |
| Conservative |
16,081 |
37.4 |
0.8 |
15,094 |
36.6 |
| Lib Dem |
6,479 |
15.1 |
4.7 |
4,266 |
10.3 |
| UKIP |
1,098 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
911 |
2.2 |
| Green |
921 |
2.0 |
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2,026 |
4.7 |
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4,308 |
10.5 |
| Turnout |
43,004 |
67.8 |
9.4 |
41,218 |
58.4 |
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