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English Liberal Democrat politician
John Ault FRSA FRGS Liberal Democrat politician in England. He is now an academic, election observer, and writer.
Personal life [ edit ]
Ault was raised in Grappenhall , Cheshire attending The Grange School , Hartford. He studied for an Open degree at the Open University and subsequently received his PhD from the University of Exeter in 2014.[1]
Political career [ edit ]
Ault entered local politics in 1992 being elected to the Appleton Parish Council at the age of 21.[2] Wyre parliamentary constituency in the same year and South Lancashire European Parliamentary constituency in 1994 – where the future leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron , acted as Ault's election agent.[3] Colin Breed , he contested Calstock in the 1997 Cornwall County Council Elections . Working for the Liberal Democrats he was agent for the Eddisbury , Wigan , Preston and Ogmore by-elections between 1999 and 2002 and contested the Methyr Tydil and Rhymney Welsh Assembly Seat in 2003.
Having returned to Cornwall in 2003 he won the Rame division of Cornwall County Council ,[4] Sheryll Murray in 2005.[4]
Following the UK referendum on the Alternative Vote in 2011 Ault was Chair of the Electoral Reform Society from 2011 to 2012.[5]
In 2009, Ault stood in the Cornwall Council election for the Falmouth Trescobeas division , coming in third place.[6] Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias division , again coming third.[7] [8]
Ault also appeared on BBC's Top Gear where he won ‘The Fastest Political Party’ in Season 2 of the show in 2003.[9]
Election observation [ edit ]
Ault is also involved in international and UK election observation in his role as Director of Democracy Volunteers.[10] United States , Kazakhstan and Canada as well as UK elections and referendums.[citation needed
Academic career [ edit ]
In 2008, Ault became a member of staff at the University of Exeter (Penryn) where he now lectures politics as an Associate Research Fellow and is director of the Cornish Audio-Visual Archive (CAVA) .[1]
Publications [ edit ]
Liberal Democrats in Cornwall – Culture, Character or Campaigns? , Amazon 2015 ISBN 978-1511428941
By-elections: Essays of the Nations (Nationalist Expression), Amazon 2015 ISBN 978-1514773512
Thirty Days in February , Amazon 2016 ISBN 978-1511503693
Academic articles [ edit ]
The Inter-War Cornish By-Elections: Microcosm of 'Rebellion'? in Cornish Studies , Volume 20, Number 1, 1 May 2012, pp. 241–259(19 )(ed. Philip Payton) ISBN 978-0859898867
The other Rathbone: Beatrice, the trans-Atlantic envoy, Issue 71 Women's History Magazine , Spring 2013[11]
References [ edit ]
^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992, p. 248
^ "Agent's Training 8 – Winning at the Count! | Alter Ego..." johnault.wordpress.com . Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
^ a b "Local Elections Archive Project - 2005 - Cornwall" .
^ "ERS Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF) .
^ "Election results for Falmouth Trescobeas Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009" . Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 April 2021 .
^ "Election results for Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013" . Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 April 2021 .
^ Richards, Sharon (17 July 2014). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
^ "- YouTube" . YouTube
^ "Democracy Volunteers Team" . 8 May 2016.
^ "Issue 71 Women's History Magazine, Spring 2013" . 25 March 2013.
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