Rebecca Elizabeth Harris (born 22 December 1967) is a British

United Kingdom

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 Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Castle Point

Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency)

Castle Point is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.It was created in 1983, primarily...

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Harris received 19,806 votes defeating Conservative turned Independent Bob Spink

Bob Spink

Robert Michael Spink is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Castle Point in Essex in 1992, lost his seat in 1997, but regained it in 2001...

, who received 12,174 votes.

Political career

Harris was a Conservative head office campaign co-ordinator during 2000-2001 and Conservative North West London area officer during 2007-2008.
She is a member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and has championed the Daylight Saving Bill which, if passed, would move Britain onto Central European Time

Central European Time

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External links

• Rebecca Harris MP Conservative Party profile
• Castle Point Conservatives