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| accessdate = 2009-01-21 | publisher = ''[[guardian.co.uk]]''}}</ref> However, he won the seat for Shrewsbury and Atcham at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], succeeding [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s [[Paul Marsden]] with 37.7% of the vote, compared to 34.1% for Labour and 22.8% for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].<ref name=shrewsbury>{{cite web| url = http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/0,,-1286,00.html | title = Shrewsbury and Atcham | accessdate = 2009-01-21 | publisher = ''[[guardian.co.uk]]''}}</ref> Kawczynski was re-elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]] with 43.9% of the vote, compared to 29.0% for the Liberal Democrats in second.<ref name=atcham>{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e01.stm | title = Shrewsbury & Atcham | accessdate = 2010-05-17 | publisher = ''[[BBC News Online]]''}}</ref>
| accessdate = 2009-01-21 | publisher = ''[[guardian.co.uk]]''}}</ref> However, he won the seat for Shrewsbury and Atcham at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], succeeding [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s [[Paul Marsden]] with 37.7% of the vote, compared to 34.1% for Labour and 22.8% for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].<ref name=shrewsbury>{{cite web| url = http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/0,,-1286,00.html | title = Shrewsbury and Atcham | accessdate = 2009-01-21 | publisher = ''[[guardian.co.uk]]''}}</ref> Kawczynski was re-elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]] with 43.9% of the vote, compared to 29.0% for the Liberal Democrats in second.<ref name=atcham>{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e01.stm | title = Shrewsbury & Atcham | accessdate = 2010-05-17 | publisher = ''[[BBC News Online]]''}}</ref>


He advocates keeping the [[First Past the Post]] voting system <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epolitix.com/mpwebsites/mppressreleases/mppressreleasedetails/newsarticle/first-past-the-post-an-open-letter-to-david-cameron///mpsite/daniel-kawczynski/ |title=Daniel Kawczynski would retain First Past the Post}}</ref> and is a keen supporter of fox hunting <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/29/hunting-ban-conservatives-daniel-kawczynski/ |title=Hunting ban should be repealed early in Conservative government, says Tory MP}}</ref>
He is a keen supporter of fox hunting <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/29/hunting-ban-conservatives-daniel-kawczynski/ |title=Hunting ban should be repealed early in Conservative government, says Tory MP}}</ref>
and advocates keeping the [[First Past the Post]] voting system <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epolitix.com/mpwebsites/mppressreleases/mppressreleasedetails/newsarticle/first-past-the-post-an-open-letter-to-david-cameron///mpsite/daniel-kawczynski/ |title=Daniel Kawczynski would retain First Past the Post}}</ref>; his seat is one of the 20 projected to fall to the Liberal Democrats under the proposed AV voting system.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Daniel Kawczynski
MP
Kawczynski in May 2008 during a demonstration as the House of Commons debated the Embryology Bill.
Member of Parliament
for Shrewsbury and Atcham
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byPaul Marsden
Majority7,944 (15.0%)
Personal details
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972 (age 52)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseKate
Alma materUniversity of Stirling
Websitewww.daniel4shrewsbury.co.uk

Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born 24 January 1972) is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England.[1]

Early life

Kawczynski's family came to Britain from Poland in 1940, after Poland's invasion by the Wehrmacht.[2] He was educated at the University of Stirling reading business studies with languages,[3] and was President of the University Conservative Association in 1991. After graduating he was an international account manager in the telecommunications industry for ten years.[3]

Parliamentary career

Kawczynski first stood for Parliament in the 2001 general election for Ealing Southall and came a distant second with 18% of the vote.[4] However, he won the seat for Shrewsbury and Atcham at the 2005 general election, succeeding Labour's Paul Marsden with 37.7% of the vote, compared to 34.1% for Labour and 22.8% for the Liberal Democrats.[5] Kawczynski was re-elected at the 2010 general election with 43.9% of the vote, compared to 29.0% for the Liberal Democrats in second.[6]

He is a keen supporter of fox hunting [7] and advocates keeping the First Past the Post voting system [8]; his seat is one of the 20 projected to fall to the Liberal Democrats under the proposed AV voting system.

Personal life

At 6 feet 8½ inches (204 cm), Kawczynski is believed to be the tallest MP ever to sit in Parliament.[9] Kawczyski briefly appeared on the Better Know A District segment of American satirical programme The Colbert Report. He recently published a biography of the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, entitled Finding Gaddafi. In October 2009, Kawczynski appeared on The Doha Debates as a delegate supporting the motion of "This house deplores the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Al Megrahi".[10]

Kawczynski is married to Kate and they have a daughter, Alexis. They live in Shawbury near Shrewsbury.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Kawczynski". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  2. ^ "Daniel Kawczynski: The tallest MP in in Parliament". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Kawczynski, Daniel". politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Ealing Southall". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Shrewsbury & Atcham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Hunting ban should be repealed early in Conservative government, says Tory MP".
  8. ^ "Daniel Kawczynski would retain First Past the Post".
  9. ^ "Conservative MP 'is tallest ever'", BBC News, 21 June 2005. Accessed 3 April 2007.
  10. ^ "Daniel Kawczynski enters the den of very mad dog '", The Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2009.
  11. ^ "A biography of Daniel Kawczynski Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham". www.daniel4shrewsbury.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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