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SOAMES, Nicholas Hon

Conservative
 

Member for Mid Sussex since 1997. Committees: Member, Standards and Privileges Committee. Political career: Parliamentary Secretary and Minister of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1992-94; Minister of State for the Armed Forces 1994-97. Special political interests: Middle East, defence, agriculture, trade and industry, aviation, countryside. Education: St Aubyns, Sussex; Eton College; Army (11th Hussars). Affiliations: National Trust; Trustee, Amber Foundation. Hobbies: Reading, music, racing, country pursuits.
b. 12 February 1948. Married with three children.

 
  2010     2005  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 28,329 50.7 2.7 23,765 48.0
Lib Dem 20,927 37.5 1.4 17,875 36.1
Labour 3,689 6.6 -6.1 6,280 12.7
UKIP 1,423 2.5 -0.7 1,574 3.2
Green 645 1.2      
BNP 583 1.0      
MRLWHP 259 0.5      
Majority 7,402 13.3   5,890 11.9
Turnout 55,855 72.4 3.8 49,494 68.6
 
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