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did not work, as he came in last. Wollaston later said "I have no doubt that I was selected because I had no track record in politics but instead had experience in the NHS, education and as a police surgeon treating victims of domestic and sexual violence", but one
Conservative member told
410:- each registered voter received a personal leaflet from each candidate as well as the ballot paper. Sarah Wollaston capitalised on the fact that she was the only candidate to not have had a political career and, at the public hustings, avoided taking a
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Almost one quarter of 68,000 eligible voted in the primary. Some Totnes
Conservatives thought that Liberal Democrats had encouraged members to vote for Bye; if true the
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for Totnes - the deadline for applications was ten days following this. On 10 July it was announced that the
Association would organise a constituency-wide
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Conservative Association announced a shortlist of three candidates whose names would appear on the ballot. The candidates were:
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was to blame for making his expenses public. He also accused his constituents of being "jealous". Later that day, Steen issued an apology.
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of his fear that without a political background, she was the candidate
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with 500 trees On 20 May he announced that he would retire from
Westminster at the
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Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary primary in Totnes, 2009
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Deadline for ballot papers to be returned. Result announced
201:. The election was held on Tuesday 4 August 2009 under the
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689:Morris, Steven; Sparrow, Andrew (4 August 2009).
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559:Conservative Party parliamentary primaries, 2009
414:approach, which proved favourable among voters.
290:in which registered voters, regardless of their
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777:Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary primaries
752:Totnes and South Devon Conservative Association
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217:. This came just days after details of Steen's
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406:The three candidates campaigned throughout
261:- the day after this announcement, he told
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294:, could select the Conservative PPC.
205:system. The primary was triggered by
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315:Deadline for candidate applications
284:Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
191:Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
159:Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
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564:Gosport Conservative primary, 2009
547:Conservative Campaign Headquarters
265:'s long-running lunchtime program
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623:Parris, Matthew (29 July 2009).
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669:. 23 July 2009. Archived from
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203:first-past-the-post
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366:Candidates
231:Background
93:Candidate
381:(2005–11)
271:that the
211:not stand
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553:See also
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412:partisan
402:Campaign
298:Timeline
193:for the
157:Elected
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523:16,497
498:Spoilt
418:Results
213:at the
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55:Turnout
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488:3,088
473:5,495
460:7,914
443:Votes
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199:Totnes
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137:33.3%
124:3,088
121:5,495
117:7,914
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133:48.0%
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