Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4649
Fax: 020 7219 3910
james.arbuthnot.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
North East Hampshire Conservative Association, The Mount, Bounty Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DD
Tel: 01256 322 207
office@nehc.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Cynon Valley 1983 general election and 1984 by-election. Member for Wanstead and Woodford 1987-97, for North East Hampshire 1997-2010, for North East Hampshire (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to:
Archie Hamilton as Minister of State for the Armed Forces 1988-90,
Peter Lilley as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1990-92;
Assistant Government Whip 1992-94;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 1994-95;
Minister of State for Procurement, Ministry of Defence 1995-97;
Member, Shadow Cabinet 1997-2001:
Opposition Chief Whip 1997-2001;
Member, Intelligence and Security Committee 2001-05;
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade 2003-05;
Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry 2005
Party groups
Branch chair, Putney Conservative Association 1975-77;
Joint deputy chair, Chelsea Conservative Association 1980-82;
President, Cynon Valley Conservative Association 1983-92
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform 2002-03;
Chair: Defence 2005-;
Member: Liaison 2005-,
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy 2010-;
Chair: Armed Forces Bill 2011
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1978-87
Political interests
Taxation, defence, foreign affairs, law
Countries of interest
Afghanistan, Australia, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, USA
General Election 2010 - North East Hampshire
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Arbuthnot, James |
Con |
32075 |
60.47% |
| Coulson, Denzil |
Lib Dem |
13478 |
25.41% |
| Jones, Barry |
Lab |
5173 |
9.76% |
| Duffin, Ruth |
UKIP |
2213 |
4.18% |
| Result |
Con Hold (4.48% from Lib Dem to Con) |