Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3557
Fax: 020 7219 2522
john.whittingdale.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
19 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5PE
Tel: 01621 855663
m.c.c.a@btconnect.com
Biography
Electoral history
Member for South Colchester and Maldon 1992-97, for Maldon and Chelmsford East 1997-2010, for Maldon since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Eric Forth as Minister of State for:
Education 1994-95,
Education and Employment 1994-96;
Opposition Whip 1997-98;
Opposition Spokesperson for the Treasury 1998-99;
Parliamentary private secretary to William Hague as Leader of Opposition 1999-2001;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Trade and Industry 2001-02,
Culture, Media and Sport 2002-03,
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2003-04,
Culture, Media and Sport 2004-05
Party groups
Member:
92 Group,
No Turning Back Group;
Member:
Executive, Conservative Way Forward 2005-10,
Conservative Party Board 2006-10
Select committees
Member: Health 1993-97,
Information 1997-98,
Trade and Industry 2001;
Chair: Culture, Media and Sport 2005-;
Member: Liaison 2005-;
Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions:
Member 2011,
Chair 2011-12
International bodies
Member, Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group 2010-
Political interests
Broadcasting and media
Countries of interest
Armenia, China, Georgia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine, USA
General Election 2010 - Maldon
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Whittingdale, John |
Con |
28661 |
59.77% |
| Tealby-Watson, Elfreda |
Lib Dem |
9254 |
19.3% |
| Nandanwar, Swatantra |
Lab |
6070 |
12.66% |
| Pryke, Jesse |
UKIP |
2446 |
5.11% |
| Blain, Len |
BNP |
1464 |
3.06% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.42% from Con to Lib Dem) |