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| − | [[Martin Caton]] | + | [[Martin Caton]] was the [[Labour]] MP for Gower from 1997 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/martin-caton/566 Martin Caton], www.parliament.uk, accessed 27 October 2013.</ref> |
| − | + | Caton announced he would not be contesting the seat in the 2015 general election.<ref> South Wales Evening Post [http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Gower-MP-Martin-Caton-ready-stand/story-15384306-detail/story.html Gower MP Martin Caton is ready to stand down], 3 March 2012, accessed 11 May 2015.</ref> He was replaced by [[Liz Evans]] who lost to the [[Conservative]]'s [[Byron Davies]] by 27 votes.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000046 Gower], accessed 11 May 2015.</ref> | |
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| + | ==Commons vote for fracking moratorium== | ||
In January 2015 he was one of seven members of the influential [[House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee]] who voted for a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in January 2015. Most Labour MPs abstained. | In January 2015 he was one of seven members of the influential [[House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee]] who voted for a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in January 2015. Most Labour MPs abstained. | ||
<ref> Full list of MPs available at: [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150126/debtext/150126-0002.htm Hansard], 27 January 2015 </ref> | <ref> Full list of MPs available at: [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150126/debtext/150126-0002.htm Hansard], 27 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee]] | *[[House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee]] | ||
| + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Water Safety and Drowning Prevention]], member <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/water-safety-and-drowning-prevention.htm 'Water and Safety and Drowning Prevention Register'],''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2015</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Labour Party|Caton, Martin]][[Category:MP|Caton, Martin]] [[Category:British Politician|Caton, Martin]] | [[Category:Labour Party|Caton, Martin]][[Category:MP|Caton, Martin]] [[Category:British Politician|Caton, Martin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:54, 12 November 2015
Martin Caton was the Labour MP for Gower from 1997 to 2015.[1]
Caton announced he would not be contesting the seat in the 2015 general election.[2] He was replaced by Liz Evans who lost to the Conservative's Byron Davies by 27 votes.[3]
Commons vote for fracking moratorium
In January 2015 he was one of seven members of the influential House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee who voted for a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in January 2015. Most Labour MPs abstained. [4]
Affiliations
- House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Water Safety and Drowning Prevention, member [5]
Notes
- ↑ Martin Caton, www.parliament.uk, accessed 27 October 2013.
- ↑ South Wales Evening Post Gower MP Martin Caton is ready to stand down, 3 March 2012, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ BBC News Gower, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Full list of MPs available at: Hansard, 27 January 2015
- ↑ 'Water and Safety and Drowning Prevention Register',parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2015
