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LAWS, David |
Yeovil |
Liberal Democrat |
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 Member for Yeovil since 2001. Committees: Member, Treasury Select Committee 2001-03. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 2005; Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2002-05; Spokesperson for Defence 2001-02; Director of Policy for Liberal Democrats 1997-99; PPC Folkestone and Hythe 1997; Economic Advisor to the Liberal Democrats 1995-97. Special political interests: Economic policy, education, public service reform, pensions. Profession/Trade: Investment banker. Education: St George-s College, Weybridge; King-s College, Cambridge (Scholarship), Double First, Economics. Author of: The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism (2004). Hobbies: Reading, running, travel. b. 30 November 1965, Farnham, Surrey. Single.
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2001 |
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| LIB DEM HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Lib Dem |
25,658 |
51.4 |
7.2 |
21,266 |
44.2 |
| Conservative |
17,096 |
34.3 |
-1.8 |
17,338 |
36 |
| Labour |
5,256 |
10.5 |
-4.2 |
7,077 |
14.7 |
| UKIP |
1,903 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
1,131 |
2.3 |
| Green |
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786 |
1.6 |
| Liberal |
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534 |
1.1 |
| Majority |
8,562 |
17.2 |
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3,928 |
8.2 |
| Turnout |
49,913 |
64.3 |
0.9 |
48,132 |
63.4 |
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