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| − | '''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] | + | '''Dave Watts''' was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the British [[Labour Party]] for St Helens North from 1997 to 2015.<ref name="TWFY"> They Work For You [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_martlew/carlisle They Work for You], accessed 23 March 2010</ref> |
| − | Watts entered Parliament in the May 1997 General election with a majority of 13,962 votes.<ref | + | Watts entered Parliament in the May 1997 General election with a majority of 13,962 votes.<ref name="TWFY"/> |
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> | 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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==All-Party Parliamentary Groups== | ==All-Party Parliamentary Groups== | ||
| − | As at March 2010 Watts sits on the following [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]]s (APPGs): <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi01.htm Register of All-Party Groups] | + | As at March 2010 Watts sits on the following [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]]s (APPGs): <ref name="Parl"> Parliament.UK [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi01.htm Register of All-Party Groups], accessed 23 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement]]<ref | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement]]<ref name="Parl"/> |
==Voting Record== | ==Voting Record== | ||
| − | *Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament .<ref | + | *Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament.<ref name="TWFY"/> |
| − | *Voted strongly for the Iraq war.<ref | + | *Voted strongly for the Iraq war.<ref name="TWFY"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 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.[1]
Watts announced in January 2015 he would be retiring at the 2015 general election.[2] He was succeeded by Conor McGinn, who held the seat for the party.[3]
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
As at March 2010 Watts sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs): [4]
Voting Record
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament.[1]
- Voted strongly for the Iraq war.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 They Work For You They Work for You, 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Parliament.UK Register of All-Party Groups, accessed 23 March 2010
