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| − | [[Douglas Carswell]] was a [[Conservative Party]] MP for Harwich from 2005 to 2010, and MP for Clacton from 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/douglas-carswell/31685 Douglas Carswell], parliament.uk, accessed 14 october 2012</ref> In August 2014 he defected to join [[UKIP]] (the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]]).<ref>Nicholas Watt, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/28/douglas-carswell-ukip-defects-tory-mp-byelection Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to UKIP and forces byelection], ''The Guardian'', 28 August 2014, accessed 11 September 2014.</ref> He resigned his seat to force a bye-election which he won in October 2014.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29549414 UKIP gains first elected MP with Clacton win], BBC News, 10 October 2014.</ref> | + | [[Douglas Carswell]] was a [[Conservative Party]] MP for Harwich from 2005 to 2010, and MP for Clacton from 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/douglas-carswell/31685 Douglas Carswell], parliament.uk, accessed 14 october 2012</ref> |
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| + | In August 2014 he defected to join [[UKIP]] (the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]]).<ref>Nicholas Watt, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/28/douglas-carswell-ukip-defects-tory-mp-byelection Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to UKIP and forces byelection], ''The Guardian'', 28 August 2014, accessed 11 September 2014.</ref> He resigned his seat to force a bye-election which he won in October 2014.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29549414 UKIP gains first elected MP with Clacton win], BBC News, 10 October 2014.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:35, 12 February 2015
Douglas Carswell was a Conservative Party MP for Harwich from 2005 to 2010, and MP for Clacton from 2010.[1]
In August 2014 he defected to join UKIP (the United Kingdom Independence Party).[2] He resigned his seat to force a bye-election which he won in October 2014.[3]
Affiliations
- Henry Jackson Society - political council
Notes
- ↑ Douglas Carswell, parliament.uk, accessed 14 october 2012
- ↑ Nicholas Watt, Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to UKIP and forces byelection, The Guardian, 28 August 2014, accessed 11 September 2014.
- ↑ UKIP gains first elected MP with Clacton win, BBC News, 10 October 2014.
