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KNIGHT, Jim |
Dorset South |
Labour |
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 Member for Dorset South since 2001. Committees: Member, Defence Select Committee 2001-03. Political career: Minister of State for Schools, Department for Children, Schools and Families since 2007; Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills (Schools) 2006-07; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2005-06; Team Parliamentary Private Secretary 2004-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary at Department of Health 2003-05, to Rosie Winterton as Minister of State 2003-04; Councillor, Mendip District Council 1997-2001; Leader, Labour Group 1999-2000; Town Councillor, Frome 1995-2001; Mayor of Frome 1999; European Parliamentary Candidate, Dorset South 1997. Special political interests: Foreign policy, defence, international development, family policy, arts and sport, Belarus, Baltics, Iran. Profession/Trade: Manager, publishing company. Affiliations: Member, AMICUS; Member, GMB. Married with two children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
20,231 |
41.6 |
-0.3 |
19,027 |
42 |
| Conservative |
18,419 |
37.9 |
-3.7 |
18,874 |
41.6 |
| Lib Dem |
7,647 |
15.7 |
1.3 |
6,531 |
14.4 |
| UKIP |
1,571 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
913 |
2 |
| L Cannabis |
282 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
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| Respect |
219 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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| PART? |
107 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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| Wessex Region |
83 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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| Soc Lab |
25 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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| Majority |
1,812 |
3.7 |
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153 |
0.3 |
| Turnout |
48,584 |
68.8 |
3.3 |
45,345 |
65.5 |
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