Stephen Mosley
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Stephen Mosley | |
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| Member of Parliament for City of Chester | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Russell |
| Majority | 2,583 (5.5%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1972 Solihull, West Midlands, England |
| Political party | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Spouse | Caroline Mosley |
| Residence | Chester |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Profession | IT Consultant |
| Website | www.chestermp.com |
Stephen James Mosley (born 22 June 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.
Education
Stephen Mosley was educated at King Edward's School before reading Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
Political career
Local Politics
Stephen Mosley's political career began in 2000 when he was elected to Chester City Council, gaining the Handbridge & St Mary's ward from Labour. He was re-elected in 2004 with the largest number of votes ever recorded in the ward. Stephen Mosley was also the Executive Member for Customer Services. In 2005 Stephen Mosley was elected to represent the Chester Overleigh Division on Cheshire County Council, again gaining the seat from Labour, and was Chairman of the Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, Vice-chairman of the Community Services Scrutiny Committee and a member of the Cheshire Fire Authority. Between 2007 and 2009 Stephen Mosley was the Deputy Leader of Chester City Council following the end of the Labour and Lib Dem coalition that had governed Chester for almost 20 years.
Parliamentary career
Stephen Mosley was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the City of Chester Constituency in September 2007. He spent the next three years campaigning across the city and gained the seat from Labour with 18,995 votes (40.6%)[1] with a majority of 2,583.[1] He has been a member of the Commons Science and Technology Committee since 12 July 2010.[2]
Position on the AV Referendum
Like most Conservative MPs Stephen Mosley campaigned on the NO side in the 2011 Referendum on the Alternative Vote.
One of his arguments during the NO Campaign was the erroneous claim that AV would "end our tradition of One Person, One Vote, and result in a situation where some people have their vote counted several times, and others just once"[3]. He said after the referendum, "I was very proud to vote 'no' to AV. I believe in one person one vote, not a convoluted system that gives some people multiple votes."[4].
This common assertion by the NO Campaign had already been refuted by the Political Studies Association, who stated "AV would uphold the principle of 'one person, one vote'. Every voter would still be treated equally; each vote would count only once"[5].
References
- ^ a b c General Election 2010, The Guardian Election Results City of Chester Constituency Accessed, 10 May 2010
- ^ Commons Science and Technology Committee Membership
- ^ Stephen Mosley MP (2011-04-21). "Westminster View – 21st April 2011". www.chestermp.com. Member of Parliament for The City of Chester. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ David Holmes (2011-05-06). "Chester Chronicle 6 May 2011". Chester Chronicle. Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ Dr Alan Renwick, University of Reading (2011-03-28). "The Alternative Vote Briefing Paper" (PDF). The Alternative Vote, A Briefing Paper. Political Studies Association. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
External links
- Stephen Mosley MP on Facebook
- Stephen Mosley MP Conservative Party profile
- Chester Conservatives
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Chester MP
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