He was elected an MP in the 2013 general election.
He was elected MP from the national list in the 2006 elections.
The last parliamentary election, held in 2011, elected 151 MPs.
The last parliamentary election elected a total of 151 MPs.
The coalition came second and managed to elect 132 MPs, while he was among them.
He was elected MP for Reading again in 1584 and 1586.
The voters will elect 199 MPs instead of previous 386 lawmakers.
Out of the current 87 elected MPs, 19 (about 16.5%) are female.
However, his connection with local people made him hugely popular and two years later he was elected MP.
The party, however, never managed to elect a single MP in legislative elections.