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== Parliamentary career ==
== Parliamentary career ==
Michael Tomlinson has represented the constituency of [[Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Dorset and North Poole]] since the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]].<ref name=":0" /> He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the Education and Adoption Bill<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150622/debtext/150622-0003.htm#150622-0003.htm_spnew4|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2015 (pt 0003)|website=www.publications.parliament.uk|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref>. Michael Tomlinson used his maiden speech to highlight funding disparities between local education authorities, he called for fairer funding in Poole and Dorset<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-06-22b.638.0&s=speaker%253A25422#g679.0|title=TheyWorkForYou|website=www.theyworkforyou.com|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref> He is in favour of Britain leaving the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Michael-Tomlinson-MP-states-position-EU/story-28853609-detail/story.html|title=Michael Tomlinson MP states his position on EU referendum|website=Blackmore Vale Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref> In 2016 Tomlinson voted for the proposal to cut Employment Support Allowance to groups of disabled jobseekers by £30 a week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/esa-wrag-disability-benefit-cut-disabled-mps-vote-tories-iain-duncan-smith-a6918556.html|title=These are all the MPs who voted to force through a £30-a-week cut to disability benefits|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>
Michael Tomlinson has represented the constituency of [[Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Dorset and North Poole]] since the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]].<ref name=":0" /> He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the Education and Adoption Bill<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150622/debtext/150622-0003.htm#150622-0003.htm_spnew4|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2015 (pt 0003)|website=www.publications.parliament.uk|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref>. Michael Tomlinson used his maiden speech to highlight funding disparities between local education authorities, he called for fairer funding in Poole and Dorset<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-06-22b.638.0&s=speaker%253A25422#g679.0|title=TheyWorkForYou|website=www.theyworkforyou.com|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref> He is in favour of Britain leaving the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Michael-Tomlinson-MP-states-position-EU/story-28853609-detail/story.html|title=Michael Tomlinson MP states his position on EU referendum|website=Blackmore Vale Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref>

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Revision as of 17:59, 16 April 2016

Michael Tomlinson
Member of Parliament
for Mid Dorset and North Poole
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded byAnnette Brooke
Majority10,530 (22.6%)
Personal details
Born (1977-10-01) 1 October 1977 (age 47)
Hereford
Political partyConservative
WebsiteOfficial website

Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors[1] (born 1 October 1977) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole after winning the seat in the 2015 General Election.[2] Previously, he was a barrister,[3] and in 2014 he fought to secure £5 million extra funding for a local special school.[4]

Charity work

Tomlinson is part of the Conservative Party's Project Umubano, and has worked in Rwanda and Sierra Leone, where he helped advise local judges.[3]

Parliamentary career

Michael Tomlinson has represented the constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole since the 2015 General Election.[2] He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the Education and Adoption Bill[5]. Michael Tomlinson used his maiden speech to highlight funding disparities between local education authorities, he called for fairer funding in Poole and Dorset[6] He is in favour of Britain leaving the EU.[7]

References

  1. ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Mid Dorset and North Poole Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Barrister is Tory choice for Mid Dorset". Bournemouth Echo. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Michael Tomlinson Prospective Conservative MP fights for further funding for Montacute School in Poole". Blackmore Vale Magazine. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Jun 2015 (pt 0003)". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ "TheyWorkForYou". www.theyworkforyou.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Michael Tomlinson MP states his position on EU referendum". Blackmore Vale Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Mid Dorset and North Poole

2015–present
Incumbent