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RUFFLEY, David |
Bury St Edmunds |
Conservative |
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 Member for Bury St Edmunds since 1997. Committees: Member, Treasury Select Committee since 2005-06; Vice-Chair, All-Party BBC Group since 2002; Member, Treasury Select Committee 1998-2004; Member, Select Committee on Public Administration 1997-98. Political career: Shadow Minister for Home Affairs since 2007; Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions 2005-07; Opposition Whip 2004-05; Special Advisor at HM Treasury 1993-96, Home Office 1992-93, DES 1991-92. Special political interests: Treasury affairs, broadcasting, foreign affairs. Profession/Trade: Solicitor (non-practising). Education: Queens- College, Cambridge, MA. Hobbies: Thinking, golf, football. b. 18 April 1962, Bolton, Lancashire. Single.
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2001 |
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| CON HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
24,332 |
46.2 |
2.8 |
21,850 |
43.5 |
| Labour |
14,402 |
27.4 |
-11.1 |
19,347 |
38.5 |
| Lib Dem |
10,423 |
19.8 |
5.9 |
6,998 |
13.9 |
| UKIP |
1,859 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
831 |
1.7 |
| Green |
1,603 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
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| Independent |
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651 |
1.3 |
| Soc Lab |
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580 |
1.2 |
| Majority |
9,930 |
18.9 |
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2,503 |
5 |
| Turnout |
52,619 |
66.1 |
0.1 |
50,257 |
66 |
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