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MULLIN, Christopher |
Sunderland South |
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 Member for Sunderland South since 1987. Committees: Standards and Privileges since 2005. Political career: Chair, Home Affairs Select Committee 1997-99 and 2001-03; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Foreign Office 2003-05 and Department for International Development 2001; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions 1999-2001. Special political interests: Justice, media ownership. Profession/Trade: Journalist, author. Education: St Joseph-s College, Ipswich; University of Hull. Author of: The Year of the Fire Monkey (1991); The Last Man Out of Saigon (1986); Error of Judgement - The Truth About the Birmingham Pub Bombings (1986) (non-fiction); A Very British Coup (1982). Hobbies: Walking, gardens (other people-s mostly). b. 12 December 1947. Married with two children.
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2001 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
17,982 |
58.6 |
-5.3 |
19,921 |
63.9 |
| Conservative |
6,923 |
22.5 |
2.5 |
6,254 |
20.1 |
| Lib Dem |
4,492 |
14.6 |
2.8 |
3,675 |
11.8 |
| BNP |
1,166 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
576 |
1.8 |
| UKIP |
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470 |
1.5 |
| Raving Looney |
149 |
0.5 |
-0.5 |
291 |
0.9 |
| Majority |
11,059 |
36.0 |
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13,667 |
43.8 |
| Turnout |
30,712 |
49.3 |
1.0 |
31,187 |
48.3 |
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