Flick Drummond
| Flick Drummond | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South | |
|
In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Felicia Jane Beatrix 16 June 1962 Aden, Aden Protectorate (now Yemen) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hereward Drummond |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
University of Hull University of Southampton |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 |
| Service/branch |
Territorial Army Intelligence Corps |
Felicia Jane Beatrix "Flick" Drummond[1] (born 16 June 1962 in Aden, Yemen) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth South from 2015 until 2017.[2]
Background and work abroad
Before entering Parliament, Drummond sat on Winchester City Council in her final year of which she emigrated to the United States without resigning her seat, triggering a by-election for seat which coincided with the by-thirds 2000 local election. Having returned by 2005, for that year's General Elections Drumond stood for and was selected to stand in Parliamentary elections.
Drummond contested Southampton Itchen in 2005, coming second to Labour's John Denham. In the 2015 general election she succeeded the incumbent, Mike Hancock, as Member of Parliament in Portsmouth South, having come second to him in the 2010 general election.
Westminster seat 2015-2017
Drummond stood on a platform opposed to Brexit.[3][4] She holds the referendum result diminished and will lessen Britain's influence in Europe.[4] She was defeated in a further marginal result in 2017, one of thirty net gains of the opposing Labour Party.
References
- ↑ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. pp. 9124–9125.
- ↑ "Portsmouth South". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- 1 2 Elgot, Jessica; Mason, Rowena (2 October 2016). "Don't trust Brexit 'three blind mice', says Tory former minister". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Flick Drummond, a Tory MP who backed the remain campaign, said she was “still going through the mourning stage” of the Brexit vote. "It’s more about the influence we’ve lost within Europe rather than anything else".
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Mike Hancock |
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South 2015–2017 |
Succeeded by Stephen Morgan |