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Chris White MP Member of Parliament
for Warwick and LeamingtonIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by James Plaskitt Majority 3,513 (7.2%) Personal details Born 11 April 1972 [1] Nationality British Political party Conservative Website www.chriswhiteforchange.co.uk Christopher White[2] (born 11 April 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick and Leamington, having won the seat at the 2010 general election.[3]
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Education
White was educated at a state comprehensive school, followed by the University of Manchester, where he obtained a degree in Engineering and an MBA.
Life and career
White had previously contested Birmingham Hall Green in the 2001 general election, then Warwick and Leamington in the 2005 general election.[4] In May 2008 he was elected to Warwick District Council. In the 2010 general election, he received 20,876 votes to Labour's James Plaskitt's 17,363 votes, a margin of 3,513 votes. White had a notional swing of 8.8%.
References
- ^ "Chris White MP". Westminster Parliamentary Record. http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Chris-White/937. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "List of Members returned to serve in Parliament at the General Election 2010". London Gazette. 2010-05-13. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ TheyWorkForYou.com
- ^ "Candidate Profile: Chris White". Leamington Courier. 2010-04-30. http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/Candidate-Profile-Chris-White.6266055.jp. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
External links
- Chris White MP official constituency website
- Chris White MP Conservative Party profile
- Warwick and Leamington Conservatives
- Warwick Conservatives
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
James PlaskittMember of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington
2010–presentIncumbent This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom elected at the 2010 general election or a subsequent by-election is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.