Douglas Carswell
John Douglas Wilson Carswell (born 3 May 1971) is a British politician. He is a Eurosceptic and a libertarian. Carsewell was elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election. On 28 August 2014 left the Conservative Party to be a member of UKIP.[1]
Douglas Carswell | |
|---|---|
 Carswell in 2009 | |
| Member of Parliament for Clacton Harwich (2005–2010) | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 29 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1971 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative (before 2014) UKIP (2014–2017) Independent (since 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Clementine Bailey |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia King's College London |
| Website | Official website |
Following his resignation from the Conservatives, he ran for his seat Clacton-on-Sea as a UKIP candidate. He was elected UKIP's first MP in the House of Commons in the by-election held on 9 October 2014.
In March 2017, Carswell said that he was quitting UKIP to be an independent MP.[2] In April 2017 he said he would not stand in the 2017 general election.[3]
References
- ↑ Aitkenhead, Decca (9 September 2016). "Douglas Carswell: 'I'm having far too much fun to leave Ukip'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Douglas Carswell quitting UKIP". 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Elgot, Jessica; Booth, Robert; Walker, Peter (20 April 2017). "Former Ukip MP Douglas Carswell to step down in Clacton". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/20/former-ukip-mp-douglas-carswell-to-step-down-in-clacton. Retrieved 20 April 2017.