0 1 ▁general ▁election . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁L ought on ▁pol led ▁ 4 3 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁to ▁ 8 , 1 8 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁L ought on ▁pol led ▁ 4 8 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 1 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ▁L ought on ▁was ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Environment ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Children , ▁during ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ' s ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁shadow ▁cabinet ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁L ought on ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁document ary ▁series , ▁Tower ▁Block ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁Minister ial ▁career ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁L ought on ▁was ▁appointed ▁Parliament ary ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Children ▁and ▁Famil ies , ▁a ▁position ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁' children ' s ▁minister '. ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁L ought on ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁minister ial ▁working ▁group ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁law