Eric Joyce

Eric Joyce

Constituency

Falkirk

Party

Independent

Address as

Mr Joyce

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2779
Fax: 020 7219 2090
eric.joyce.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

37 Church Walk, Denny, FK6 6DF
Tel: 01324 823200
Fax: 01324 823200
mcintyrem@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Member for Falkirk West 21 December 2000 by-election to 2005, for Falkirk since 5 May 2005 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS: to Mike O'Brien as Minister of State: Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2003-04, Department of Trade and Industry 2004-05, to Margaret Hodge as Minister of State: Department for Work and Pensions 2005-06, Department of Trade and Industry 2006; to John Hutton as Secretary of State for: Work and Pensions 2006-07, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08, Defence 2008-09, to Bob Ainsworth as Secretary of State for Defence (resigned) 2009; Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland 2010

Party groups

Labour Whip suspended February 2012; Resigned from Labour Party March 2012

Select committees

Member: Scottish Affairs 2001-03, Procedure 2001-05, Public Accounts 2010, Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions 2011-12, Unopposed Bills (Panel) 2011-

Political interests

Foreign affairs, international development (especially education issues), defence, trade and industry (especially oil and gas, GM crops), higher education, asylum and immigration

Countries of interest

Argentina, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey, USA

General Election 2010 - Falkirk

Name Party Votes %
Joyce, Eric Lab 23207 45.62%
McNally, John SNP 15364 30.2%
Mackie, Katie Con 5698 11.2%
Leach, Kieran Lib Dem 5225 10.27%
Goldie, Brian UKIP 1283 2.52%
Result Lab Hold (6.98% from Lab to SNP)