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SMITH, John |
Vale of Glamorgan |
Labour |
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 Member for Vale of Glamorgan 1989-92 and since 1997. Committees: Member, House of Commons Select Committee; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on DVT Awareness; former Member, Backbench Defence Committee; Member, Welsh Executive; Member, Armed Forces Select Committee 1991-92; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1990-91; Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dr John Reid as Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Minister of the Armed Forces) 1997-98, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister of Transport) 1998-99; PPS to Roy Hattersley as Deputy Leader of Labour Party 1989-92. Special political interests: Defence, DVT in air travellers, aviation, economic development, industrial relations, transport safety. Profession/Trade: RAF 1967-71; former Lecturer, Business Studies, University of Glamorgan. Education: Penarth Grammar School; Gwent College of Higher Education; University College of Wales, Cardiff, BSc Economics. Affiliations: Runs a national Deep Vein Thrombosis campaign; MSF since 1970. Hobbies: Sailing, reading, walking, camping.
b. 17 March 1951, Vale of Glamorgan. Married with three children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
19,481 |
41.2 |
-4.3 |
20,524 |
45.4 |
| Conservative |
17,673 |
37.3 |
2.3 |
15,824 |
35 |
| Lib Dem |
6,140 |
13.0 |
0.8 |
5,521 |
12.2 |
| Plaid Cyrmu |
2,423 |
5.1 |
-1.2 |
2,867 |
6.3 |
| UKIP |
840 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
448 |
1 |
| Liberal |
605 |
1.3 Soc Lab |
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| Soc Lab |
162 |
0.3 |
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| Majority |
1,808 |
3.8 |
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4,700 |
10.4 |
| Turnout |
47,324 |
68.9 |
1.5 |
45,184 |
67.4 |
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