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RIFKIND, Malcolm Rt Hon Sir |
Kensington and Chelsea |
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 Member for Kensington and Chelsea since 2005. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Welfare Reform 2005; Member of Parliament, Pentlands 1974-97; Foreign Secretary 1995-97; Secretary of State for Defence 1992; Minister of Transport 1990; Secretary of State for Scotland 1986; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1983; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office, later Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1979; Councillor, Edinburgh 1970-74. Profession/Trade: Director, consultant. Title/Honours/Decorations: QC 1985; Knighted 1997. Education: George Watson's College; University of Edinburgh, Law, postgraduate degree in Political Science. Affiliations: Member, Dulverton Trust; Honorary Colonel, Territorial Army 1997-2005; Member, Queen's Bodyguard, Royal Company of Archers. b. 1946, Edinburgh. Married with two children.
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
18,144 |
57.9 |
3.44 |
15,270 |
54.4 |
| Labour |
5,521 |
17.62 |
-5.56 |
6,499 |
23.2 |
| Lib Dem |
5,726 |
18.27 |
2.52 |
4,416 |
15.7 |
| Green |
1,342 |
4.28 |
0.15 |
1,168 |
4.2 |
| UKIP |
395 |
1.26 |
-0.22 |
416 |
1.5 |
| ProLife Alliance |
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179 |
0.6 |
| Independent |
107 |
0.34 |
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| AFGS |
101 |
0.32 |
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| J Wrest |
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100 |
0.4 |
| Majority |
12,418 |
39.63 |
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8,771 |
31.3 |
| Turnout |
31,336 |
50.01 |
4.81 |
28,048 |
45.2 |
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