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Mark Pawsey MP Member of Parliament
for RugbyIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by Andy King Majority 6,000 (12.6%) Personal details Born 16 January 1957
Binley Woods, Warwickshire, EnglandNationality British Political party Conservative Spouse(s) Tracy Pawsey Relations Jim Pawsey (Father) Children Victoria, Will, Tom and Sara Alma mater Reading University Profession Businessman Religion Roman Catholic Website markpawsey.org.uk Mark Julian Francis Pawsey[1] (born 16 January 1957)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby since the 2010 general election.[3][4]
His father, Jim Pawsey, was Member of Parliament for Rugby from 1979 to 1983, then for Rugby and Kenilworth from 1983 until he lost the seat in the 1997 General Election to Labour's Andy King.
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Education and early career
Mark Pawsey grew up in Binley Woods and was educated at Lawrence Sheriff School. He later attended Reading University, where he earned a degree in Estate Management. In 1982 he founded a company with his brother supplying products to the catering trade. This company was later bought by a FTSE100 company.
Local Government
Mark Pawsey was elected Conservative Councillor for Dunchurch & Knightlow on the Rugby Borough Council in 2002. He served on Planning, Borough Development and Housing Panels and was Portfolio Holder & Cabinet Member for Housing.
Mark retired from his position as a borough councillor upon selection in January 2007 for the new Rugby Constituency. He was a member of the controversial A-List.[5]
House of Commons
Mark Pawsey was first elected to the House of Commons in 2010, as the Member of Parliament for Rugby with a majority of 6,000 votes.[6]
The seat is now Labour target number 96.[7]
Elections
General Election 2005: Nuneaton[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bill Olner 19,945 44.0 −8.1 Conservative Mark Pawsey 17,664 39.0 +4.3 Liberal Democrat Ali Asghar 5,884 13.0 +1.9 UKIP Keith Tyson 1,786 3.9 +1.9 Majority 2,281 5.0 Turnout 45,279 61.7 +1.6 Labour hold Swing −6.2 General Election 2010: Rugby[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mark Pawsey 20,901 44.0 +5.7 Labour Andy King 14,901 31.4 −12.1 Liberal Democrat Jerry Roodhouse 9,434 19.9 +4.9 BNP Mark Badrick 1,375 2.9 N/A Green Roy Sandison 451 1.0 N/A UKIP Barry Milford 406 0.9 −1.1 Majority 6,000 12.6 +17.8 Turnout 47,468 68.9 +1.5 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.9 Personal life
Mark lives in Grandborough near Rugby with his wife Tracy and his four children Victoria, Will, Tom and Sara.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
- ^ "Mark Pawsey MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/35411.stm. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/mark_pawsey/rugby
- ^ "UK > England > West Midlands > Rugby". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d79.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/04/where-are-the-original-alisters-now-the-27-who-have-been-selected-for-target-seats.html
- ^ "UK> England> West Midlands> Rugby". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d42.stm. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/labour-target-seats
- ^ http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/results/general_elections/uk-general-election-2005/nuneaton
- ^ "UK > England > West Midlands > Rugby". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d79.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
External links
- Mark Pawsey MP official constituency website
- Mark Pawsey's blog
Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Rugby
2010–presentIncumbent Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Councillors in Warwickshire
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