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After moving to [[Somerset]], she stood for |
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[[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 General Election]], coming second to incumbent MP [[David Heathcoat-Amory]] with 37.8% of the vote. |
[[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 General Election]], coming second to incumbent MP [[David Heathcoat-Amory]] with 37.8% of the vote. |
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Munt won the Wells seat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 General Election]] with a majority of 800 over Heathcoat-Amory.<ref name=bbc2010/> |
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Munt won the Wells seat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 General Election]] with a majority of 800 over Heathcoat-Amory,<ref name=bbc2010/> who admitted that his involvement in the [[United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal]] played a part in his defeat.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/8153316.Election_winner_Tessa_Munt___The_work_starts_here_/ | title= Election winner Tessa Munt: 'The work starts here' | date= 7 May 2010 | accessdate= 7 May 2010}}</ref><ref name=bbc2010/><ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5310147/MPs-expenses-David-Heathcoat-Amory-dumps-550-sacks-of-manure-on-taxpayer.html | newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph]] | title= MPs' expenses: David Heathcoat-Amory dumps 550 sacks of manure on taxpayer | first1= Nick | last1= Allen | first2= Gordon | last2= Rayner | date= 12 May 2009 | accessdate= 7 May 2010 | location=London}}</ref> |
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Within months of the 2010 election, newspapers revealed details of an investigation by [[Sedgemoor]] District Council into her claims of [[council tax]] single person discount while having more than one other adult registered to vote at her home. |
Within months of the 2010 election, newspapers revealed details of an investigation by [[Sedgemoor]] District Council into her claims of [[council tax]] single person discount while having more than one other adult registered to vote at her home. |
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Revision as of 22:55, 26 August 2010
Tessa Munt | |
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| Member of Parliament for Wells | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | David Heathcoat-Amory |
| Majority | 800 (1.4%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1959 Surrey, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Tessa Jane Munt (born 16 October 1959) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset.
Political career
Munt was the candidate for South Suffolk in the 2001 General Election, when she came third with 24.9% of the votes. She also stood for Ipswich at the Ipswich by-election, 2001,[2] coming third with 22.4% of the vote.[3] After moving to Somerset, she stood for Wells in the 2005 General Election, coming second to incumbent MP David Heathcoat-Amory with 37.8% of the vote. Munt won the Wells seat in the 2010 General Election with a majority of 800 over Heathcoat-Amory.[1] Within months of the 2010 election, newspapers revealed details of an investigation by Sedgemoor District Council into her claims of council tax single person discount while having more than one other adult registered to vote at her home.
Personal life
Born in Surrey, Munt is the eldest of four children. Initially convent educated, she attended a girls' grammar school before finishing her education at an independent school and college. Munt, who is vegetarian and teetotal,[4] lives in Mark on the Somerset Levels with her two children from her marriage to Martin Munt from whom she is separated.[4] She is a governor of Hugh Sexey Middle School in Blackford [5][6] and is a member of CND.
References
- ^ a b "Liberal Democrats beat Heathcoat-Amory in Wells seat". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Ipswich voters head to the polls". BBC News. 22 November, 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Labour victory in Ipswich by-election". BBC News. 23 November, 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Tessa Munt MP – MP for Wells". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "MP hopeful dishes up as a dinner lady". Cheddar Valley Gazette. Mid-Somerset Series. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to our governors". Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
External links
- Tessa Munt profile at Wells Liberal Democrats
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou