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Alasdair McDonnell
Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Belfast South, Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Belfast South

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Alasdair McDonnell voted on key issues:

• Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted against replacing Trident. votes
• Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Northern Ireland, Treasury, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rates Collection Agency, Invest Northern Ireland, Hip Replacements, Housing, Illegal Dumping Unit

(based on written questions asked by Alasdair McDonnell and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)

Most recent appearances

Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Assembly (13 Feb 2012)

“I thank the Minister for his answer. The Minister will be aware that there is zero tolerance to drugs by inmates in Roe 3 and 4. There have been no finds of illegal drugs in Roe 3 and 4, so why has such emphasis been placed on the need for full-body searching for drugs of prisoners in Roe 3 and 4, even for internal move­ments in the prison? Surely that is gratuitous.”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Assembly (13 Feb 2012)

“4. asked the Minister of Justice whether, in the past two years, any illegal drugs have been discovered during searches of prisoners in Roe House, Maghaberry prison. (AQO 1288/11-15)”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Assembly (13 Feb 2012)

“2. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what contingency plans his Department has put in place to provide nursing care for elderly people who are living in residential homes that fail to meet the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority’s standards. (AQO 1271/11-15)”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 28.09% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 28 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,120 (478th). Rail £1,144 (442nd). Air £7,763 (52nd). Misc £389 (90th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,540 (457th). Rail £1,223 (408th). Air £6,373 (67th). Misc £174 (130th).

³ Car £1,871 (436th). Rail £1,158 (405th). Air £7,942 (61st).