Jan Jananayagam
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Janani Jananayagam | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Jaffna, Sri Lanka[1] |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Independent |
Residence | London[2] |
Alma mater | University of Manchester Imperial College London INSEAD |
Occupation | Project Manager |
Website | http://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
- ^ a b c d "MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects". TamilNet. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Official list and contact details" (PDF). UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament". TamilNet. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Policies". Vote4Kan. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Election Manifesto" (PDF). TamilNet. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "European Election 2009: London". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "European Election 2009: UK Results". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Election Results". London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Hammersmith & Fulham declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Lewisham Council - Documents - European Parliamentary Election 4 June 2009". London Borough of Lewisham. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "Barnet declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Barnet. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Election results 2009". Newham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Bexley declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Bexley. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Election - Thursday 4th June 2009". Harrow Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Election results". Redbridge i. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Election results for Brent". Brent Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Euro Election Results". Havering Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Richmond upon Thames declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Election 4 June 2009 - result of poll for the local counting area of Bromley". London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Hillingdon declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Southwark declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Southwark. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary election results". Camden Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Hounslow declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Election and other news". London Borough of Sutton. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Croydon declaration" (PDF). Croydon Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Election 2009". Islington Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Results of the European Parliament Election for Tower Hamlets on June 4 2009". Tower Hamlets Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Elections 2009". Ealing Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Elections on 4 June 2009". Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European election results". Waltham Forest Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Enfield declaration" (PDF). Enfield Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Election 2009 - Results". Royal Kingston. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Wandsworth declaration" (PDF). Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Greenwich declaration" (PDF). Greenwich Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Lambeth declaration" (PDF). Lambeth Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Westminster declaration". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Merton declaration" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "City of London declaration". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
External links
- "Profile". Vote4Jan. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- "Potent Tamil voice for European Parliament". TamilNet. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- Vote4Jan
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