Justin Piers Richard Madders (born 22 November 1972) is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the

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(MP) for

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since the May 2015 general election.

Early life and education

Madders studied law at the

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and worked as a solicitor, specialising in employment law, before entering politics.

Political career

Before his election to Parliament, he was the leader of the Labour opposition on

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and leader of

Borough Council. In the 2005 general election, Madders unsuccessfully stood in the

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Conservative seat of Tatton, coming second to the sitting MP,

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. He was appointed a member of the shadow health team in September 2015. He supported

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in the failed attempt to replace

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in the 2016 Labour leadership election. He resigned from his frontbench position in March 2019, after defying the Labour whip in a vote on a

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. He was re-elected in the 2019 general election with a majority of 8,764.

Personal life

He is married and has three children.

Electoral record

2019 General Election

2017 General Election

2015 General Election

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madders, Justin 1972 births Alumni of the University of Sheffield Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Living people UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present