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Vacher's MP Profiles 2006
New from the publishers of Dod’s Parliamentary Companion and Vacher’s Quarterly is an exciting and refreshing publication that provides you with an impartial yet candid and detailed profile on every Member of Parliament within the United Kingdom. Each of the intriguing and lively profiles scrutinises and examines both the past and present career of each Member, whilst skilfully adding the intrigue, spice and substance to straightforward biographical information. Each profile has been independently compiled without political bias for an unambiguous picture of each Member and their parliamentary history.
What do the profiles include?
Profiles examine the electoral, political and non-political developments of each Member from their education, to their pre-parliamentary and current parliamentary career. Considerable importance is given to discussing and reviewing details of political allegiances, voting patterns, promotions and demotions and Members personal views and beliefs. Each colourful profile also discusses the issues that have caused difficulties within the Member’s career, and how their views and beliefs have affected their position. The profiles also discuss those Members who have been noted for their outstanding achievements or have dramatically risen from back-bench obscurity.
General election statistics
Examine and explore the composition of the new parliaments at the 1945, 1964, 1979 and 2005 general elections by using the highly detailed chapter called MP Statistics. Each parliament is analysed by five key characteristics and is cross referenced by party membership and divided into All MPs and New MPs to allow you to quickly make a distinction between the existing Members and the new intake of MPs at that election.
Educational background - How many MPs went to a State School as opposed to an Independent school at the 1979 election? Which party had the highest intake of graduates as new MPs in 2005? Which party proportionally had the fewest? Do you know which party now boasts more graduates than any other? What party has the greatest representation of Oxbridge students?
Occupational Background - How different is the occupational background of Members now as opposed to 1945 or 1964? Which party has changed far greater than the norm? When was the shift from manual workers to teachers and lecturers, and then the shift towards communicators, lobbyist and political researchers? What is the most common background for an aspiring MP?
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Age Group - Is there any truth in the belief that the 2005 intake of Members is the youngest yet? Are new MPs actually getting younger? What is the average age by party?
Women MPs - With each party making a marked drive for more women MPs to the point of all female shortlists, how is each party actually performing? Have they improved their representation? Which party had most new women MPs in 2005? Who had the fewest?
Local Government Experience - How many MPs have previously served in an elected capacity on a local authority? Is the trend to see an increase or decrease in such experience from 1945 through to 2005?
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