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Rugby is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Mark Pawsey of the Conservative party.
The Rugby constituency has a total population of 97,310, of which 75,944 are eligible (18+) to vote (78%).
Rugby ranks 205th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 299th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Mark Julian Francis Pawsey (born 16 January 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby since the 2010 general election.
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.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pawsey
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mark Pawsey MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | mark@markpawsey.org.uk |
| Constituency | Rugby |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 16/01/1957 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Facebook Page | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 49.1% | 27.9% | 5.7% | 2.9 % | 14.0% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Rugby constituency in 2015 was 61.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Edwards | Labour | Female | - | - | - |
| Ed Goncalves | Liberal Democrat | Male | 30 January 1968 (56) | - | http://www.ed4rugby.com/ |
| Gordon Davies | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Mark Pawsey | Conservative | Male | 16 January 1957 (67) | - | http://www.markpawsey.org.uk/ |
| Pete McLaren | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Male | - | - | http://www.rugbytusc.com/ |
| Terence White | Green | Male | 17 September 1992 (32) | - | http://rugbygreenparty.blogspot.co.uk/ |
| 44.03% | 31.39% | 19.87% | % | % | 0.95% | 2.9% | 0.86% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 1,375 | 2.9% |
| Conservative | 20,901 | 44% |
| Green | 451 | 1% |
| Labour | 14,901 | 31.4% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 9,434 | 19.9% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 406 | 0.9% |
| Electorate | 68,914 |
| Votes | 47,468 |
| Turnout | 68.9% |
| Conservative | Pawsey, Mark |
| Labour | King, Andy |
| Liberal Democrat | Roodhouse, Jerry |
| Green | Sandison, Roy |
| BNP | Badrick, Mark |
| UKIP | Milford, Barry |
Election turnout for the Rugby constituency in 2010 was 68.9%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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