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SQUIRE, Rachel |
Dunfermline West |
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 Member for Dunfermline West since 1992. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons 1997-98; Chair, PLP Defence Committee since 1996; Member, All-Party Head Injury Group, All-Party Breast Cancer Group, All-Party Pensioners Committee. Political career: PPS to the School Standards Minister, DFEE; Member, Scottish Council Executive 1990-92; NUPE and CLP Delegate 1982-91; Secretary, Lothian Euro CLP 1998-91; Chair, Linlithgow CLP 1987-90; Member, Scottish Council-s Political Education Committee 1985-90; CLP Women-s Officer 1984-86. Special political interests: Defence, NHS, carers and pensioners. Profession/Trade: Social worker, trade union officer. Education: Godolphin and Latymer Girls- School; University of Durham; University of Birmingham. Affiliations: Amnesty International. Hobbies: Reading, archaeology, cooking.
b. 13 July 1954, Carshalton. Married.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
20,111 |
47.4 |
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16,370 |
52.8 |
| Lib Dem |
8,549 |
20.2 |
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4,832 |
15.6 |
| SNP |
8,026 |
18.9 |
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5,390 |
17.4 |
| Conservative |
4,376 |
10.3 |
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3,166 |
10.2 |
| Scot Soc |
689 |
1.6 |
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746 |
2.4 |
| UKIP |
643 |
1.5 |
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471 |
1.5 |
| Majority |
11,562 |
27.3 |
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10,980 |
35.4 |
| Turnout |
42,394 |
59.9 |
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30,975 |
57.1 |
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