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Evan has consistently opposed tuition fees in Parliament.
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Thank you to everyone who fought so hard to help me and the Liberal Democrats to continue to represent Oxford West & Abingdon in the House of Commons.
It's been an honour and a privilege to represent this truly amazing seat for the past 13 years. On May 6th, we won 23,730 votes - 176 fewer than my Conservative opponent. She ran an effective and well-funded campaign, and I congratulate her.
I and my colleagues have always treated Oxford West & Abingdon as a marginal seat, ever since we won it from the Conservatives.
There was a hardening of both the Tory and Labour vote in the days running up to the election as a result of the 'politics of fear' - fear of a hung parliament, of a Tory-led administration, and of Gordon Brown staying on - promulgated by the other parties, and that will have had an impact.
It's also of course possible that the outrageous smear leaflets distributed to every house late in the campaign may have had an impact that is difficult to detect and rebut - marginal voters may have believed 'there's no smoke without fire'.
The Liberal Democrats intend to win Oxford West & Abingdon back, and I intend to work tirelessly to make that happen.
If you can make a donation to help me win the seat back, or assist in some other way, click here.
Best wishes,
Clegg Scores Second Win in Party Leaders Debate
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate
Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Turnout: 56480 (65%)
42.3%
Conservative: 23906 (+9.6%)
42%
Liberal Democrats: 23730 (−4.1%)
10.6%
Labour: 5999 (−5.2%)
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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