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SIMPSON, Keith |
Mid Norfolk |
Conservative |
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 Member for Mid Norfolk since 1997. Committees: Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee 2001-02; Member, House of Commons Catering Committee 1998; Secretary, Conservative Backbench Defence Committee 1997-98. Political career: Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2005; Shadow Minister for Defence 2002-05; Conservative Front Bench Farming Spokesman 2001-02; Conservative Whip 1999-2001; Conservative Front Bench Defence Spokesman 1998-99; Special Advisor to Secretary of State for Defence 1988-90; Head of Overseas and Defence Section, Conservative Research Department 1986-88; National Vice-Chair, Federation of Conservative Students 1972-73. Special political interests: Defence, foreign policy, rural affairs, small businesses. Profession/Trade: Military historian. Education: University of Hull, BA (Hons); King-s College, London. Author of: The Old Contemptibles; A Nation in Arms; History of the German Army; The War the Infantry Knew; Waffen SS. Hobbies: Reading, observing ambitious people. b. 29 March 1949, Norwich. Married with one child.
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
23,564 |
43.1 |
-1.7 |
23,519 |
44.8 |
| Labour |
16,004 |
29.2 |
-6.8 |
18,957 |
36.1 |
| Lib Dem |
12,988 |
23.7 |
9.2 |
7,621 |
14.5 |
| UKIP |
2,178 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
1,333 |
2.5 |
| Green |
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1,118 |
2.1 |
| Majority |
7,560 |
67.0 |
-3.1 |
52,548 |
70.1 |
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