Larry Sanders (politician)

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Larry Sanders
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Sanders in 2008
Spokesperson for Health and Social Care of the Green Party of England and Wales
In office
February 11, 2016 –May 7, 2021 [1]
Preceded byJillian Creasy
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Labour Co-op Anneliese Dodds [31] 35,118 65.2 Increase2.svg15.2
Conservative Suzanne Bartington [32] 11,83422.0Increase2.svg2.1
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Johnson [33] 4,9049.1Decrease2.svg1.7
Green Larry Sanders [34] 1,7853.3Decrease2.svg8.3
Independent Chaka Artwell2550.5Increase2.svg0.2
Majority 23,28443.2Increase2.svg13.1
Turnout 53,89668.8Increase2.svg4.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Sanders was selected as the Green Party candidate for the Witney by-election after Prime Minister David Cameron's resignation as an MP in September 2016. [35] [36] He finished in fourth place with 1,363 votes (3.54%). [37]

By-election 2016: Witney [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Courts 17,313 45.0 Decrease2.svg15.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman11,61130.2Increase2.svg23.4
Labour Duncan Enright5,76515.0Decrease2.svg2.2
Green Larry Sanders1,3633.5Decrease2.svg1.6
UKIP Dickie Bird1,3543.5Decrease2.svg5.7
NHA Helen Salisbury4331.10.0
IndependentDaniel Skidmore1510.4New
Monster Raving Loony Mad Hatter1290.3New
IndependentNicholas Ward930.2New
Bus-Pass Elvis David Bishop610.2New
Eccentric Party Lord Toby Jug 590.2New
English Democrat Winston McKenzie 520.1New
One Love Emilia Arno440.1New
IndependentAdam Knight270.1New
Majority 5,70214.8Decrease2.svg28.2
Turnout 38,45546.8Decrease2.svg26.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg19.3

Sanders ran as a Green Party candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon at the 2015 UK general election and finished in fifth place, receiving 2,497 votes, 4.4% of the total. [19] [39]

General election 2015: Oxford West and Abingdon [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola Blackwood 26,153 45.7 Increase2.svg 3.4
Liberal Democrats Layla Moran 16,57128.9Decrease2.svg 13.1
Labour Sally Copley7,27412.7Increase2.svg 2.1
UKIP Alan Harris3,9636.9Increase2.svg 4.2
Green Larry Sanders2,4974.4Increase2.svg 2.3
NHA Helen Salisbury7231.3New
Socialist (GB) Mike Foster660.1New
Majority 9,58216.7Increase2.svg 16.4
Turnout 57,24775.2Increase2.svg 5.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.2

Notes

  1. ↑ United States affiliation

References

  1. ↑ Sanders, Larry [@Sanders4Health] (April 29, 2021). "Today my 86th birthday (OMG). Term as Green Spokesperson Health and Social Care ends after local elections. We will continue our battle to restore a public NHS and create free Social Care/Support, controlled by disabled people and their families. #VoteGreen #KeepOurNHSPublic" (Tweet). Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Glenza, Jessica (October 12, 2015). "Bernie and Larry Sanders: candidate's brother crosses Atlantic to watch debate". The Guardian . Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census". NARA/Ancestry.com. April 2, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Leibovich, Mark (January 21, 2007). "The Socialist Senator". The New York Times . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Theis, Paul Anthony; Henshaw, Edmund Lee, eds. (1991). Who's Who in American Politics. Vol. 2. Bowker. ISBN   978-0-8352-3012-4 . Retrieved December 4, 2013– via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Amita (April 29, 2015). "5 Things You Should Know About Bernie Sanders". NPR . Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Stone, Kurt (2010). The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members. Scarecrow Press. p. 483.
  8. ↑ Gaudiano, Nicole (April 28, 2015). "OnPolitics: 6 things to know about Bernie Sanders". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ van Zuylen-Wood, Simon (June 21, 2014). "I'm Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong. Clear About That?". National Journal. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ Chana, Jas (August 20, 2015). "Straight Outta Brooklyn, by Way of Vermont: The Bernie Sanders Story". Tablet . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bernie Sanders' ancestral town in Poland kvells over his Iowa performance". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Smith, Nicola (January 17, 2016). "Bernie ropes in British brother for showdown with Clinton". Sunday Times (London). ProQuest   1757568267.
  13. ↑ Stein, Ellin.Growing Up With The Bern, Slate, February 4, 2016. Accessed February 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ Roberson, Dana (November 5, 2015). "Meet Larry Sanders, Bernie's Big Brother". The Takeaway . Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ Kelley, Kevin J. (June 15, 2015). "Larry Sanders on Stickball and Breaking Bread in Brooklyn". Seven Days.
  16. 1 2 Kelly, Kevin (May 27, 2015). "Bernie's Bro: Working-Class Brooklyn Roots Shaped My Brother". Seven Days . Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ Sanchez, Rafe (April 30, 2015). "'I'm running for Parliament but my brother is running for President'". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  18. ↑ "County councillor's brother elected to US Senate". The Oxford Times . Newsquest Media Group. November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  19. 1 2 Hansen, Lauren (May 8, 2015). "Bernie Sanders' brother lost his longshot bid for British Parliament". The Week. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "The Sanders brothers: A tale of two underdogs". BBC News. August 14, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Election results for East Oxford". Oxfordshire County Council. June 4, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Green County Councillor Retires". Oxfordshire Green Party. June 8, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  23. ↑ Bardsley, Francesca (October 2, 2009). "Fight for control at Oxford School". The Oxford Times . Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  24. ↑ Bardsley, Fran (December 15, 2009). "Board ousting 'is a stitch-up'". The Oxford Times . Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Green Party reveals new team of spokespeople | The Green Party". www.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  26. ↑ Stone, Jon (February 11, 2016). "Bernie Sanders' British brother Larry Sanders appointed UK Green Party's health spokesperson". Independent (newspaper). Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  27. ↑ Prokop, Andrew (July 26, 2016). "Bernie Sanders's brother gave a tearful tribute to Bernie and their parents at the DNC". VOX. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Larry Sanders pledges to tackle inequality if he becomes Oxford East MP". Oxford Mail. May 9, 2017.
  29. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION: List of Oxfordshire parliamentary candidates published". The Oxford Times. May 11, 2017.
  30. ↑ "South Live: Thursday 11 May". BBC News. May 11, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Parliamentary candidate announced to replace Labour's Andrew Smith". Oxford Mail . Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Conservatives reveal Dr Suzanne Bartington as candidate for Oxford East". Oxford Mail . Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Dr Kirsten Johnson". Liberal Democrats. October 7, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Larry Sanders pledges to tackle inequality if he becomes Oxford East MP". Oxford Mail. May 9, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Tories select barrister for Cameron's Witney seat". BBC News. September 22, 2016.
  36. ↑ Williams, Zoe (October 19, 2016). "Larry Sanders on brother Bernie and why Tony Blair was 'destructive'" – via The Guardian.
  37. ↑ Craig, Jon (October 21, 2016). "Conservatives hold Cameron's old seat in Witney by-election". Sky News. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  38. ↑ Oliver, Matt (October 21, 2016). "AS IT HAPPENED: Witney by-election count and results". Witney Gazette. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  39. ↑ Collinson, Stephen (May 7, 2015). "Bernie Sanders' brotherly love". CNN. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

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