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KNIGHT, Greg Rt Hon |
East Yorkshire |
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 Member for East Yorkshire since 2001. Committees: Chairman, Procedure Select Committee since 2005; Member, Modernisation Select Committee; Member, Administration Select Committee. Political career: Shadow Minister for Transport 2002-05; Shadow Deputy Leader, House of Commons 2001-02; Minister of State for Industry, DTI 1996-97; Government Deputy Chief Whip 1993-96; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1990-93; Assistant Whip 1989-90. Special political interests: Transport, consumer affairs. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Counsellor 1995. Education: Qualified as solicitor in 1973. Author of: Naughty Graffiti (2005); Right Honourable Insults (1998); Parliamentary Sauce (1993); Honourable Insults (1990); Westminster Words (1988). Hobbies: Music, classic cars. b. 4 April 1949. Single.
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
21,215 |
45.2 |
-0.6 |
19,861 |
45.9 |
| Labour |
14,932 |
31.8 |
-3.2 |
15,179 |
35 |
| Lib Dem |
9,075 |
19.3 |
48 |
6,300 |
14.5 |
| UKIP |
1,703 |
3.6 |
-0.2 |
1,661 |
3.8 |
| Independent |
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313 |
0.7 |
| Majority |
6,283 |
13.4 |
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4,682 |
10.8 |
| Turnout |
46,925 |
61.2 |
1.3 |
43,314 |
59.9 |
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