Gerald Kaufman
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5145
Fax: 020 7219 6825
kaufmang@parliament.uk
Constituency
No constituency office
Tel: 0161-248 0073
Fax: 0161-248 0073
searsb@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Bromley 1955 and Gillingham 1959 general elections. Member for Ardwick 1970-83, for Manchester Gorton 1983-2010, for Manchester Gorton (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment 1974-75;
Department of Industry 1975-79:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary 1975,
Minister of State 1975-79;
Opposition Frontbench Spokesperson for the Environment 1979-80;
Shadow Environment Secretary 1980-83;
Shadow Home Secretary 1983-87;
Shadow Foreign Secretary 1987-92;
Member Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2010-;
Longest serving Labour MP June 2010-
Party groups
Member, Labour Party National Executive 1991-92
Select committees
Member: Liaison 1992-2005;
Chair:
National Heritage 1992-97,
Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2005;
Member: Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Member, Royal Commission on Lords Reform 1999-2000
General Election 2010 - Manchester Gorton
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Kaufman, Gerald |
Lab |
19211 |
49.86% |
| Afzal, Qassim |
Lib Dem |
12508 |
32.47% |
| Healy, Caroline |
Con |
4224 |
10.97% |
| Hall, Justine |
Green |
1048 |
2.72% |
| Zulfikar, Mohammed |
Respect |
507 |
1.32% |
| Reissmann, Karen |
TUSC |
337 |
0.88% |
| Harrison, Peter |
Christian |
254 |
0.66% |
| Dobson, Tim |
Pirate |
236 |
0.62% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (1.11% from Lab to Lib Dem) |