Rebecca Harris
Dame Rebecca Harris Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
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In office 9 January 2018 – 8 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Heather Wheeler |
Member of Parliament for Castle Point | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Bob Spink |
Majority | 3,251 (8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris 22 December 1967[1] Windsor, Berkshire, England[2] |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | Bedales School |
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Website | www |
Dame Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris
Early life and career
Elizabeth Harris was born on 22 December 1967 in
Parliamentary career
At the 2010 general election, Harris was elected to Parliament as MP for Castle Point with 44% of the vote and a majority of 7,632.[7][8][9]
In 2012, Harris was named by
She was a member of the
In March 2015, Harris and her entourage recorded video footage of allegedly speeding motorbikers and handed them to the police, after spotting them whilst canvassing. Local residents had complained of the street being used for road racing.[13]
At the 2015 general election, Harris was re-elected as MP for Castle Point with an increased vote share of 50.9% and an increased majority of 8,934.[14][15]
Prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum, Harris stated her support for Britain to leave the European Union.[16]
Harris was re-elected at the snap 2017 general election with an increased vote share of 67.3% and an increased majority of 18,872.[17][18]
At the 2019 general election, Harris was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 76.7% and an increased majority of 26,634.[19][20] This was the largest Conservative vote share of the entire election.[21]
Harris was appointed
Harris was again re-elected at the 2024 general election, with a decreased vote share of 38.1% and a decreased majority of 3,251.[23]
Following the victory of Kemi Badenoch in the 2024 leadership election, Harris was appointed Chief Whip of the Conservative Party.[24][25]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rebecca Harris | 15,485 | 38.1 | −38.4 | |
Reform UK | Keiron McGill | 12,234 | 30.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Mark Maguire | 9,455 | 23.3 | +6.5 | |
Green | Bob Chapman | 2,118 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Willis | 1,341 | 3.3 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 3,251 | 8.0 | −52.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,633 | 57.6 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 70,552 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ a b "Rebecca Harris MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Who's Who". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9122.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Rebecca Harris MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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- ^ Barrett, Matthew (14 September 2012). "The 24 Conservative MPs who are still on the backbenches and have never rebelled". Conservative Home. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ Winterman, Denise (24 February 2011). "Could the UK work with two different time zones?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (20 January 2012). "Clock change bill runs out of time in Commons". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Trayner, David (12 March 2015). "MP films bikers she accuses of speeding". Southend Echo. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Castle Point parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPs stand". BBC News. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Castle Point". Election 2017. BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Castle Point Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "King's Birthday Honours: Castle Point Rebecca Harris made Dame". Southend Echo. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "General Election 2024: Rebecca Harris re-elected for Castle Point but huge gain for Reform UK". Essex Live. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Kemi Badenoch appoints Rebecca Harris as Conservative chief whip, says predecessor". ITV News. 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Kemi Badenoch makes first appointment to shadow cabinet". BBC News. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n8183.pdf [bare URL PDF]