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David Burnside
Former UUP MLA for South Antrim, Former UUP MP for South Antrim
- Changed party from Independent Ulster Unionist on 8 Jan 2004; from UUP on 22 Jun 2003
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
- Entered the Assembly on 26 November 2003 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 1 June 2009 — Resigned
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Burnside voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. 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 moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: office of the first minister and deputy first minister: Single Equality Bill (23 Feb 2009)
“I hate to intervene in the nationalist/republican debate. [Laughter.] With the depth and extent of the equality and human-rights legislation that exists in Northern Ireland, is there no time in the future that the deputy First Minister envisages this Assembly evolving into the same formation of a Government and Executive as every other democratic country in the world, whether that be a...”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: office of the First Minister and Deputy first minister: Global Economic Downturn (26 Jan 2009)
“I will be quicker with my question than the deputy First Minister was with his long-winded statement. The deputy First Minister made only one specific point in his three long-winded answers to the question and the supplementary questions. He referred to the Presbyterian Mutual Society. In their representations to the British Prime Minister, will he and the First Minister, if need be —”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: office of the First Minister and Deputy first minister: Global Economic Downturn (26 Jan 2009)
“Will he ask the Prime Minister to nationalise the Presbyterian Mutual Society so that the interests of its customers can be looked after?”
More of David Burnside's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- 4 people are tracking this MLA.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £911 | £20,808 (joint 236th with 1 other) | £7,480 (597th) | £19,395 (331st) | £15,625 (273rd) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £5,000 | £18,276 (337th) | £18,787 (joint 255th with 2 others) | £17,840 (405th) | £30,981 (26th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £20,254 | £71,384 (276th) | £67,867 (332nd) | £65,178 (295th) | £42,774 (447th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £804 | £27,163 (14th) | £27,419 (15th) | £22,975 (30th) | £16,859 (40th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £281 (joint 332nd with 1 other) | £348 (311th) | £3,470 (11th) | £1,185 (115th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £12 | £130 (637th) | £879 (310th) | £2,133 (71st) | £244 (627th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £350 | £84 (641st) | £2,327 (joint 352nd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,943 (joint 212th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 208th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 205th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 195th with 5 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,068 | £3,109 (55th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £61,399 | £143,178 (51st) | £127,050 (171st) | £132,934 (20th) | £109,611 (20th) |