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PATERSON, Owen

Conservative
 

Member for North Shropshire since 1997. Committees: Member, Conservative Friends of Israel since 1997; Member, Agricultural Select Committee 2000-01; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1997-2001; Member, European Standing Committee 1998-2001; Vice-President, Conservatives Against A Federal Europe 1998-2001; Member, European Scrutiny Committee 1999-2000; Member, Welsh Grand Committee 1998-2000; Executive Member, 1992 Committee 2000. Political career: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2010; Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2007-10; Shadow Minister of State for Transport 2005-07; Shadow Minister, DEFRA 2003-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith 2001-03; Opposition Whip 2000-01. Special political interests: Industry, agriculture, foreign affairs, rural issues. Education: Radley College; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MA.

 
  2010     2005  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 26,692 51.5 1.9 23,061 49.6
Labour 9,406 18.1 -7.8 12,041 25.9
Lib Dem 10,864 20.9 1.2 9,175 19.7
UKIP 2,432 4.7 -0.1 2,233 4.8
BNP 1,667 3.2      
Green 808 1.6      
Majority 15,828 30.5   11,020 23.7
Turnout 51,869 65.7 2.4 46,510 63.3
 
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