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HOLMES, Paul |
Chesterfield |
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 Member for Chesterfield since 2001. Committees: Member, Arts and Culture Committee 2006-07; Chair, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party 2005; Spokesperson for People with Disabilities 2001-05; Member, Education and Skills Select Committee since 2001; Friend of UNICEF in the Commons. Political career: Shadow Minister for Housing since 2007; Party Chair 2005-07; Shadow Ministerial Spokesperson for Arts and Culture 2006; Liberal Democrat Shadow Ministerial Spokesperson for Works and Pensions 2002-05; LD Spokesperson for Disability Issues and Work and Pensions since 2002; LD Spokesperson for Disability Issues 2001-02. Special political interests: Education, disability, human rights, international development. Profession/Trade: History teacher. Education: Firth Park Secondary School; University of York, Degree in History; University of Sheffield, PGCE. Hobbies: History, literature, walking. b. 16 January 1957. Married with three children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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| LIB DEM HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Lib Dem |
20,875 |
47.3 |
-0.5 |
21,249 |
47.8 |
| Labour |
17,830 |
40.4 |
-1.6 |
18,663 |
42 |
| Conservative |
3,605 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
3,613 |
8.1 |
| UKIP |
997 |
2.3 |
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| English Democrats |
814 |
1.8 |
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| Soc Alliance |
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437 |
1 |
| Soc Lab |
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295 |
0.7 |
| Independent |
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184 |
0.4 |
| Majority |
3,045 |
6.9 |
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2,586 |
5.8 |
| Turnout |
44,121 |
59.6 |
-1.1 |
44,441 |
60.7 |
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