{"id":2528,"date":"2021-07-25T19:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T19:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?page_id=2528"},"modified":"2021-10-11T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T16:25:04","slug":"adam-afriyie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/british-mps\/adam-afriyie\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Afriyie"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/360px-Official_portrait_of_Adam_Afriyie_MP_crop_2.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Afriyie MP for Windsor\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/360px-Official_portrait_of_Adam_Afriyie_MP_crop_2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/360px-Official_portrait_of_Adam_Afriyie_MP_crop_2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>: Mr Adam Afriyie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> born 4 August 1965<\/p>\n<p><strong>Party<\/strong>: Conservative<\/p>\n<p><strong>Constituency<\/strong>: Windsor.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Profile<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n<p>Mr Adam Afriyie was born to an English mother and a Ghanaian father. Although he was born in Wimbledon, Afriyie spent his early years on a housing estate in Peckham. Adam was largely raised by his mother, Gwen. His father was not a constant figure in his life until much later.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Afriyie studied agricultural economics\u00a0at\u00a0Wye College where he graduated in 1987. This came after studying at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School and at\u00a0Addey and Stanhope School\u00a0in New Cross.<\/p>\n<p>He has been a member of the\u00a0Conservative Party\u00a0since 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Afriyie was chosen to be the candidate for the Windsor constituency in October 2003. He was first elected in 2005&#8217;s general election, with a 49.5% share and an additional 1.2% swing to The Conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>He has also has a successful business career, starting with Connect Support Services, an IT support company he set up in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>In Parliament, he was a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee from 2005 until its abolition in July 2007. Afriyie voted against the Marriage (Same-sex) Act 2013, citing his fears for religious freedom and also that he thought straight civil partnerships should be allowed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamafriyie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.adamafriyie.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Last Election Results:<\/h2>\n<p>Mr Afriyie won 31,501 votes out of a possible 53,756. This represents a 58.6% majority in his constituency. There was a voter turnout of 71.6%.<\/p>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if(typeof(wpDataCharts)=='undefined'){wpDataCharts = {};}; wpDataCharts[9] = {render_data: {\"wdtNumberFormat\":\"1\",\"options\":{\"title\":{\"text\":\"Windsor 2019 General Election Results\",\"floating\":false,\"align\":\"center\"},\"series\":[{\"type\":\"pie\",\"name\":\"Votes\",\"data\":[[\"Adam Afriyie\",315.01],[\"Julian Tisi\",114.22],[\"Peter Shearman\",81.47],[\"Fintan McKeown\",17.96],[\"David Buckley\",5.08],[\"Wisdom Da Costa\",3.76]]}],\"chart\":{\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"borderWidth\":0,\"borderColor\":\"\",\"borderRadius\":0,\"zoomType\":\"none\",\"panning\":false,\"panKey\":\"shift\",\"plotBackgroundColor\":\"\",\"plotBackgroundImage\":\"\",\"plotBorderColor\":\"\",\"plotBorderWidth\":\"\",\"inverted\":false},\"yAxis\":{\"gridLineDashStyle\":\"solid\",\"crosshair\":false},\"xAxis\":{\"crosshair\":false},\"subtitle\":{\"text\":\"\",\"align\":\"center\"},\"tooltip\":{\"enabled\":true,\"backgroundColor\":\"rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85)\",\"borderWidth\":\"1\",\"borderColor\":\"\",\"borderRadius\":3,\"shared\":false,\"valuePrefix\":\"\",\"valueSuffix\":\"\"},\"legend\":{\"enabled\":true,\"backgroundColor\":\"\",\"title\":{\"text\":\"\"},\"layout\":\"horizontal\",\"align\":\"center\",\"verticalAlign\":\"bottom\",\"borderWidth\":\"0\",\"borderColor\":\"\",\"borderRadius\":\"0\"},\"exporting\":{\"enabled\":true,\"chartOptions\":{\"plotOptions\":{\"series\":{\"dataLabels\":{\"enabled\":false}}}},\"filename\":\"\",\"width\":\"\",\"buttons\":{\"contextButton\":{\"align\":\"right\",\"verticalAlign\":\"top\",\"symbolStroke\":\"#666\",\"text\":\"\"}}},\"credits\":{\"enabled\":true,\"href\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.Politicsphere.com\",\"text\":\"Politicsphere.com\"}},\"type\":\"highcharts_pie_chart\",\"height\":\"400\"}, engine: \"highcharts\", type: \"highcharts_pie_chart\", title: \"Windsor 2019 General Election Results\", container: \"wpDataChart_9\", follow_filtering: 0, wpdatatable_id: 12, group_chart: 0}<\/script>\n\n    <div id=\"wpDataChart_9\" class=\"highcharts_pie_chart\" style=\"width: 100%\"><\/div>\n\n<h2>Voting History Snapshot<\/h2>\n<p>Voted <strong>Aye<\/strong> to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/votes.parliament.uk\/Votes\/Commons\/Division\/1083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voted <strong>Nay<\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/961043\/Summary_of_the_Armed_Forces_Bill_2021_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Armed Forces Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voted <strong>Aye<\/strong> to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hansard.parliament.uk\/commons\/2021-07-13\/debates\/92FD1E80-7F3E-461D-AC25-F6B79E503131\/InternationalAidTreasuryUpdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasury update on international aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voted <strong>Nay<\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universitiesuk.ac.uk\/our-work-in-parliament\/Documents\/Parliamentary-Briefing-Higher-Education-Freedom-of-Speech-Bill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voted <strong>Nay<\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/commonslibrary.parliament.uk\/research-briefings\/cbp-9158\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 98<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Details<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Telephone<\/strong>: <a>020 7219 8023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>: <a>adam.afriyie.mp@parliament.uk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_text]<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamAfriyie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweets by AdamAfriyie<\/a> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>[\/vc_wp_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Name: Mr Adam Afriyie Born: born 4 August 1965 Party: Conservative Constituency: Windsor. 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