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Doctors on the campaign trail
Candidates identified in the 2019 UK general election with medical qualifications
With the UK health sercive a
fundamental issue in many
elections, it is perhaps not
surprising to see doctors in the
running to become members of
parliament. We have identified
55 medical doctors standing for
election this year. These were
sourced from public profiles of
candidates and a request for
others issued using Twitter.
Use the buttons below to
explore the locations, parties,
MRP predictions and specialty
of the doctors identified.
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MRP model
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No predicted gain
Ben Spencer is running instead of the Conservative sitting candidate
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Doctors on the campaign trail
Candidates identified in the 2019 UK general election with medical qualifications