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JOHNSON, Alan Rt Hon |
Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hassle |
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 Member for Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hassle since 1997. Committees: Member, Trade and Industry Select Committee June 1997-December 1997. Political career: Secretary of state for Health since 2007; Secretary of State for the Department of Education and Skills 2006-07; Secretary of State for the Department of Trade and Industry 2005-06; Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions 2004-05; Minister for Lifelong Learning, Higher and Further Education 2003-04; Minister of State for Employment Relations, Industry and the Regions 2001-03; Minister for Competitiveness at DTI 1999-2001; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dawn Primarolo as Paymaster General 1999; PPS to Dawn Primarolo as Financial Secretary to Treasury 1997-99. Special political interests: Post office, electoral reform, employment rights. Profession/Trade: Trade union leader; postman. Education: Sloane Grammar School, Chelsea. Hobbies: Cooking, reading, music, Radio 4, football. b. 17 May 1950, London. Married with four children (one deceased).
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
15,305 |
55.0 |
-3.4 |
16,880 |
58.4 |
| Conservative |
5,769 |
20.7 |
0.2 |
5,929 |
20.5 |
| Lib Dem |
5,855 |
21.1 |
6.0 |
4,364 |
15.1 |
| Veritas |
889 |
3.2 |
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| UKIP |
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878 |
31.2 |
| Independent |
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512 |
1.8 |
| Majority |
9,450 |
34.0 |
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10,951 |
37.9 |
| Turnout |
27,818 |
45.2 |
-0.6 |
28,916 |
45.8 |
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