Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4588
Fax: 020 7219 5572
andrew.george.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Trewella, 18 Mennaye Road, Penzance, TR18 4NG
Tel: 01736 360020
Fax: 01736 332866
andrew@andrewgeorge.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested St Ives 1992 general election. Member for St Ives 1997-2010, for St Ives (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for:
Fisheries 1997-2005;
Disabilities 1999-2001;
PPS to Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party 2001-02;
Liberal Democrat Shadow:
Minister for Food and Rural Affairs 2002-05,
Secretary of State for International Development 2005-06
Select committees
Member: Agriculture 1997-2000,
Communities and Local Government 2007-10,
Health 2010-
Political interests
International development, Cornwall, economic development, housing, fishing industry, agriculture, social exclusion, devolution, small nations, racism, domestic violence, immigration, environment, minority groups, health services and health professions, global TB
Countries of interest
All small nations, Africa, Canada, Greece, Sri Lanka, Yemen
General Election 2010 - St Ives
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| George, Andrew |
Lib Dem |
19619 |
42.66% |
| Thomas, Derek |
Con |
17900 |
38.93% |
| Latimer, Philippa |
Lab |
3751 |
8.16% |
| Faulkner, Michael |
UKIP |
2560 |
5.57% |
| Andrewes, Tim |
Green |
1308 |
2.85% |
| Rogers, Jonathan |
Corn Dem |
396 |
0.87% |
| Reed, Simon |
Mebyon Kernow |
387 |
0.85% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (10.39% from Lib Dem to Con) |