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==Early life==
==Early life==
Jan was born in [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]] but spent most of her [[youth]] in [[Nigeria]] and [[Zambia]] where her [[parents]] were [[teachers]].<ref name="tamilnet3">{{cite web | title=MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29514 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=3 June 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref> Later she and her parents [[emigrated]] to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | title=British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29366 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=15 May 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref>
Jan was born in [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]] but spent most of her [[youth]] in [[Nigeria]] and [[Zambia]] where her [[parents]] were [[teachers]].<ref name="tamilnet3">{{cite web | title=MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29514 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=3 June 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref> Later she and her parents [[emigrated]] to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | title=British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29366 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=15 May 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref>

==Professional career==
After a period in computing [[research and development]] Jan moved into the [[banking industry]]. She currently works in the [[London]] and
[[Germany|German]] offices of a leading [[Italy|Italian]] [[bank]] as a [[project manager]]. She is involved in the setting up of [[e-commerce]] [[ventures]].

==Activist==
In 1995 Jan co-founded HURT, a [[human rights]] organisation. She is a leading member of [[Tamils Against Genocide]] and a director of a law foundation. Politically, Jan advocates achieving peace by means of a two state solution for Palestine, Tibet and Tamil Eelam.


==European Parliament candidate==
==European Parliament candidate==

Revision as of 21:46, 14 August 2009

Janani Jananayagam
Personal details
BornJaffna, Sri Lanka[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceLondon[2]
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Imperial College London
INSEAD
OccupationProject Manager
Websitehttp://vote4jan.org/beta/

Janani (Jan) Jananayagam was an independent candidate for the London region in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections.[3]

Early life

Jan was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka but spent most of her youth in Nigeria and Zambia where her parents were teachers.[1] Later she and her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom.[4]

European Parliament candidate

Jan stood as an independent candidate for the London region in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections. She did not win a seat. The main policies on which she campaigned on were:[5]

  • Civil rights and individual freedom
  • Financial transparency and effective regulation
  • Equality and diversity
  • Small businesses and entrepreneurship
  • Ethical foreign policy
  • Animal welfare

She campaigned against the British National Party.[6]

She had been endorsed by the Oscar-nominated musician Maya Arulpragasam (MIA).[1] MIA has started an online campaign in support of Jan and offered a free song.[1]

Despite winning many votes for an Independent, she did not win a seat against competitive parties. Jan came 8th out of the 19 parties/independents contesting London after receiving 50,014 votes (2.86%).[7] This was more than the combined vote for all other independent candidates across the whole of the UK.[8]

Votes received by Jan for each London borough:

Borough Votes % Pos Borough Votes % Pos Borough Votes % Pos
Barking and Dagenham[9] 386 1.08% 10th Hammersmith & Fulham[10] 140 0.35% 13th Lewisham[11] 1,992 3.76% 8th
Barnet[12] 1,234 1.51% 8th Haringey Newham[13] 3,520 7.40% 3rd
Bexley[14] 378 0.62% 11th Harrow[15] 6,856 11.00% 3rd Redbridge[16] 4,910 7.81% 6th
Brent[17] 4,867 8.33% 5th Havering[18] 203 0.33% 13th Richmond upon Thames[19] 147 0.28% 13th
Bromley[20] 619 0.71% 9th Hillingdon[21] 2,433 3.96% 7th Southwark[22] 163 0.30% 13th
Camden[23] 121 0.26% 15th Hounslow[24] 1,054 2.09% 8th Sutton[25] 1,664 3.40% 7th
Croydon[26] 3,128 3.87% 8th Islington[27] 128 0.30% 15th Tower Hamlets[28] 109 0.24% 16th
Ealing[29] 4,716 6.51% 6th Kensington & Chelsea[30] 70 0.26% 15th Waltham Forest[31] 1,493 2.86% 8th
Enfield[32] 1,194 1.83% 8th Kingston upon Thames[33] 2,150 5.16% 6th Wandsworth[34] 928 1.35% 8th
Greenwich[35] 773 1.53% 9th Lambeth[36] 176 0.31% 14th Westminster[37] 100 0.27% 16th
Hackney Merton[38] 3,960 7.95% 6th City of London[39] 4 0.19% =14th

References

  1. ^ a b c d "MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects". TamilNet. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Official list and contact details" (PDF). UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ^ "British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament". TamilNet. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Policies". Vote4Kan. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Election Manifesto" (PDF). TamilNet. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  7. ^ "European Election 2009: London". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  8. ^ "European Election 2009: UK Results". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  9. ^ "European Parliamentary Election Results". London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Hammersmith & Fulham declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Lewisham Council - Documents - European Parliamentary Election 4 June 2009". London Borough of Lewisham. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Barnet declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Barnet. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  13. ^ "European Parliamentary Election results 2009". Newham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  14. ^ "Bexley declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Bexley. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  15. ^ "European Parliamentary Election - Thursday 4th June 2009". Harrow Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  16. ^ "European Election results". Redbridge i. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  17. ^ "Election results for Brent". Brent Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  18. ^ "Euro Election Results". Havering Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  19. ^ "Richmond upon Thames declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  20. ^ "European Parliamentary Election 4 June 2009 - result of poll for the local counting area of Bromley". London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  21. ^ "Hillingdon declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  22. ^ "Southwark declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Southwark. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  23. ^ "European Parliamentary election results". Camden Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  24. ^ "Hounslow declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  25. ^ "Election and other news". London Borough of Sutton. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  26. ^ "Croydon declaration" (PDF). Croydon Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  27. ^ "European Parliamentary Election 2009". Islington Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  28. ^ "Results of the European Parliament Election for Tower Hamlets on June 4 2009". Tower Hamlets Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  29. ^ "European Elections 2009". Ealing Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  30. ^ "European Parliamentary Elections on 4 June 2009". Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  31. ^ "European election results". Waltham Forest Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  32. ^ "Enfield declaration" (PDF). Enfield Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  33. ^ "European Parliamentary Election 2009 - Results". Royal Kingston. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  34. ^ "Wandsworth declaration" (PDF). Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  35. ^ "Greenwich declaration" (PDF). Greenwich Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  36. ^ "Lambeth declaration" (PDF). Lambeth Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  37. ^ "Westminster declaration". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  38. ^ "Merton declaration" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  39. ^ "City of London declaration". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

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