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| − | Dave Watts | + | '''Dave Watts''' was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the British [[Labour Party]] for St Helens North from 1997 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_martlew/carlisle They Work for You], They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010</ref> |
| − | + | Watts entered Parliament in the May 1997 General election with a majority of 13,962 votes.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/dave_watts/st_helens_north They Work for You], They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010</ref> | |
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| + | Watts announced in January 2015 he would be retiring at the 2015 general election.<ref> St Helens Star [http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/11700684.Dave_Watts_to_stand_down_as_St_Helens_North_MP/ Dave Watts to stand down as St Helens North MP], 3 January 2015, accessed 22 May 2015.</ref> He was succeeded by [[Conor McGinn]], who held the seat for the party.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000962 St Helens North], accessed 22 May 2015.</ref> | ||
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*Voted strongly for the Iraq war.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_martlew/carlisle They Work for You], They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010</ref> | *Voted strongly for the Iraq war.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_martlew/carlisle They Work for You], They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 09:36, 22 May 2015
Dave Watts was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the British Labour Party for St Helens North from 1997 to 2015.[1]
Watts entered Parliament in the May 1997 General election with a majority of 13,962 votes.[2]
Watts announced in January 2015 he would be retiring at the 2015 general election.[3] He was succeeded by Conor McGinn, who held the seat for the party.[4]
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
As at March 2010 Watts sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs): [5]
Voting Record
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament .[7]
- Voted strongly for the Iraq war.[8]
Notes
- ↑ They Work for You, They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010
- ↑ They Work for You, They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010
- ↑ St Helens Star Dave Watts to stand down as St Helens North MP, 3 January 2015, accessed 22 May 2015.
- ↑ BBC News St Helens North, accessed 22 May 2015.
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 23 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 23 March 2010
- ↑ They Work for You, They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010
- ↑ They Work for You, They Work For You website, accessed 23 March 2010
