Robert Courts
| Robert Courts MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Witney | |
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Assumed office 24 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | David Cameron |
| Majority | 5,702 (14.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1978 (age 37–38)[1] Stockport, England, UK[2] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Website | Official website |
Robert Alexander Courts (born 1978) is a British politician and barrister. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Witney since winning the 2016 by-election.
Early career
Courts was called to the Bar in 2003 and practises as a barrister at 3PB Chambers.[3] He was elected a Conservative member of West Oxfordshire District Council in 2014.[4]
Courts worked in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Crown Law Office (Legal Advisors) for the New Zealand Government in 2009.[3]
Political career
He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate to replace David Cameron as Member of Parliament in the Witney by-election, 2016.[4] Courts defended a Conservative majority of more than 25,000 votes (43%). Though Witney in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, voted in favour of remain,[5] Courts supported the successful 'Leave' campaign.[6]
On 20 October 2016, Courts won the by-election to fill Cameron's parliament seat in Witney.[7] He was then sworn in on 24 October.[8]
References
- ↑ Robert Courts chosen as Tory candidate for David Cameron’s constituency
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records/and_births-and-baptisms?firstname=robert&firstname_variants=true&lastname=courts&yearofbirth=1978&yearofbirth_offset=5
- 1 2 "Robert Courts – 3PB Barristers' Chambers". www.3pb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- 1 2 Association, Press (2016-09-22). "Robert Courts chosen as Tory candidate for David Cameron's constituency". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ "Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union" (PDF). West Oxfordshire DC. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Elgot, Jessica (11 October 2016). "Witney byelection: hard Brexit may be key issue in Cameron's former constituency". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "Conservatives' Robert Courts wins Witney by-election". The Independent. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Tracy Brabin and Robert Courts sworn in as MPs". BBC News. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by David Cameron |
Member of Parliament for Witney 2016–present |
Incumbent |