Winners | Researcher of the Year Awards

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March 2nd 2015

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Timeline:

3rd December 2014
' Nominations Open '
14th January 2015
' Nominations Close '
28th January 2015
' Shortlist Announced '
28th January 2015
' Voting opens '
11th February 2015
' Voting closes '
2nd March 2015
' Award Ceremony '
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Winners

Liberal Democrat Researcher of the Year

Researcher Awards

Laura Mcleod

Office of Gordon Birtwistle MP

Laura won this award due to her sound political judgement, efficiency and capabilities as a parliamentary researcher that her colleagues so admire in her. Despite personal circumstances Laura has proved how brave, strong and determined she is by continuing her excellent work and commitment in Parliament

Labour Researcher of the Year

Researcher Awards

Andrew Forsey

Office of the Rt Hon Frank Field MP

Andrew won this award for his work on the AAPG for Hunger and Food Poverty’s large scale report. He demonstrated exceptional commitment to seeing it through and gaining solid cross-party support, as well as showing warmth and compassion to all those who gave evidence.

Conservative Researcher of the Year

Researcher Awards

Ione Douglas

Office of the Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP

Ione won this award for her outstanding commitment and time spent directly helping students. She understands the importance of going the extra mile to support them, and is described by her MP as being one of the most hardworking people he’s worked with.

Crossbench or Other Parties’ Researcher of the Year

Researcher Awards

Andrew McCullough

Social Democratic and Labour Party

Andrew won for being an ‘invaluable’ manager of the SDLP Westminster office and his MPs say they could not do their role as well without him. He continually goes above and beyond to ensure the smooth running of operations and is always up to date with House business.

Constituency Staff Member of the Year

Researcher Awards

Lynda Birch

Constituency Office of Yvonne Fovargue MP

Lynda won this award for her ‘unbeatable’ constituency knowledge and for going above and beyond her duties for her MP and constituents. This was demonstrated through out of hours visits, being a tenacious researcher and chasing up responses on behalf of constituents.

The Federation of Small Businesses Special Award

Researcher Awards

Sally Stephens

Office of Mary Macleod MP

Sally was chosen by the judges for this award due to her work directly imparting government policy on business rates and increased representation of women on boards. Sally is a small business champion and really cares about the people at the heart of business.

In-House Staff Member of the Year **NEW**

Researcher Awards

Betty Thompson & Rita Aderiye

Terrace Cafeteria

Betty Thompson and Rita Aderiye were chosen for this award due to going above and beyond for MPs and staffers alike at The Terrace Cafeteria. They are known for always having a smile on their face and are held in high affection by the people they serve, as this nomination demonstrates.

Overall Researcher of the Year

Researcher Awards

Lynda Birch

Constituency Office of Yvonne Fovargue MP

Lynda won this award for her ‘unbeatable’ constituency knowledge and for going above and beyond her duties for her MP and constituents. This was demonstrated through out of hours visits, being a tenacious researcher and chasing up responses on behalf of constituents.

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