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HUTTON, John Rt Hon |
Barrow and Furness |
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 Member for Barrow and Furness since 1992. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Home Affairs 1994-97, Unopposed Bills 1994-97; Backbench Committees, Chair, Home Affairs 1994-97 and Defence 1992-94; All-Party Subject Groups, Chair of Welfare of Park Home Owners 1995-97, Chair of British Latin American Group 1997. Political career: Secretary of State for Defence since October 2008; Secretary of state for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08; Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2005-07; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office May-November 2005; Member of the Privy Council 2001; Minister of State for Health 2001; Minister for Health, Department of Health 1999; Under-Secretary of State for Health 1998-99; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Leader of the House 1998; PPS to Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1998. Special political interests: Legal affairs, welfare state, defence, home affairs. Profession/Trade: Senior Lecturer in Law, Newcastle Polytechnic 1981-92; Research Associate, Templeton College 1980-81. Education: Westcliffe High School, Essex; Magdalen College, Oxford, MA, BCL. Affiliations: Trustee (unpaid) Furness Animal Refuge. Hobbies: Football, cricket, films, music and history. b. 6 May 1955, London. Divorced with four children (one son deceased). Re-married.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
17,360 |
47.6 |
-8.1 |
21,724 |
55.7 |
| Conservative |
11,323 |
31.0 |
0.7 |
11,835 |
30.3 |
| Lib Dem |
6,130 |
16.8 |
4.6 |
4,750 |
12.2 |
| UKIP |
758 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
711 |
1.8 |
| Build Bridges |
409 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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| Veritas |
306 |
0.8 |
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| Independent |
207 |
0.6 |
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| Majority |
6,037 |
17 |
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| Turnout |
36,493 |
59.0 |
-1.3 |
39,020 |
60.3 |
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