Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5980
Fax: 020 7219 5930
alunmichaelmp@parliament.uk
Constituency
PO Box 453, Cardiff, CF11 9YN
Tel: 029 2022 3533
Fax: 029 2022 9947
edwardssg@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Cardiff South and Penarth 1987-2010, for Cardiff South and Penarth (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1987-88;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Welsh Affairs 1988-92,
Home Affairs 1992-97;
The Voluntary Sector 1994-97;
Minister of State, Home Office (Minister for Criminal Policy also responsible for Police and the Voluntary Sector) 1997-98;
Secretary of State for Wales 1998-99;
Minister of State:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-05:
(Rural Affairs 2001-02, Rural Affairs and Urban Quality of Life 2002-03, Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality 2003-05),
Department of Trade and Industry 2005-06
Party groups
Chair, Co-operative Group of MPs 1990-92;
Member:
National Executive, Co-operative Party (representing Wales),
Christian Socialist Movement,
Labour Friends of Israel
Select committees
Member: Welsh Affairs 2007-10,
Justice 2007-10,
Home Affairs 2010-,
Joint Committee on the Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills 2011
Councils, public bodies
JP, Cardiff 1972-;
Councillor, Cardiff City Council 1973-89;
Chair, Cardiff Juvenile Bench 1986-87;
Member, Committee on Standards in Public Life 2006-10
International bodies
Member:
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) (delegation to South Africa and Canada),
Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group
Political interests
Local and regional government, housing, youth work, juvenile justice, voluntary sector, community development, economic development, co-operative development, political ideas and philosophy
Countries of interest
Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, Somalia, South Africa, USA
General Election 2010 - Cardiff South and Penarth
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Michael, Alun |
Lab/Co-op |
17262 |
38.82% |
| Hoare, Simon |
Con |
12553 |
28.23% |
| Hannigan, Dominic |
Lib Dem |
9875 |
22.21% |
| Aslam, Farida |
PlC |
1851 |
4.17% |
| Ziegler, Simon |
UKIP |
1145 |
2.58% |
| Burke, George |
Ind |
648 |
1.46% |
| Townsend, Matt |
Green |
554 |
1.25% |
| Bate, Clive |
Christian |
285 |
0.65% |
| Griffiths, Robert |
Comm |
196 |
0.45% |
| Result |
Lab/Co-op Hold (6.04% from Lab/Co-op to Con) |