John Stanley

John Stanley

Constituency

Tonbridge and Malling

Party

Conservative

Address as

Sir John

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5977
john.stanley.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

91 High Street, West Malling, Maidstone, ME19 6NA
Tel: 01732 842794
Fax: 01732 873960
www.tcconservatives.com

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Newton 1970 general election. Member for Tonbridge and Malling since 28 February 1974 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to Margaret Thatcher as Leader of the Opposition 1976-79; Minister for Housing and Construction 1979-83; Minister for the Armed Forces 1983-87; Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office 1987-88

Select committees

Member: Foreign Affairs 1992-, Quadripartite (Committees on Strategic Export Controls)/Arms Export Controls 2006-11; Chair: Arms Export Controls 2011-

International bodies

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA): UK Branch: Member, Executive Committee 1999-, Hon Treasurer 2007-10; Member, Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group

General Election 2010 - Tonbridge and Malling

Name Party Votes %
Stanley, John Con 29723 57.84%
Simpson, Liz Lib Dem 11545 22.47%
Griffiths, Daniel Lab 6476 12.6%
Waller, David UKIP 1911 3.72%
Dawe, Steve Green 764 1.49%
Easter, Mike NF 505 0.98%
Rogers, Lisa Eng Dem 390 0.76%
Result Con Hold (1.05% from Lib Dem to Con)