• Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Foyle
• Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Foyle
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
• Majority: 5,957 votes. — 411th out of 630 MPs.
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How Mark Durkan voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Northern Ireland, International Development, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): HIV/AIDS, Pensioners, Civil Service, Housing, Interuterine Insemination

(based on written questions asked by Mark Durkan and answered by departments)

Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)

“The Minister said that it was important to strike a balance between families and the public interest. Those are fine words, but how do the Government's provisions strike that balance, when a family can simply be told that it is in the public interest to keep the matter secret? A family in those circumstances will be left suffocating with frustration and there will be no sense of balance. When...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Political and Economic Developments (19 Nov 2008)

“I join the Secretary of State in welcoming the positive turn of events this week that will see the Executive meet again after 22 weeks. Does he agree that it was no active leadership that prevented the Executive from meeting during that time of pain for the economy, public services and the voluntary sector, and is he confident that there will be no slippage or slipperiness in the process...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (19 Nov 2008)

“As the Government rightly consider targeted timely fiscal measures to assist growth, will the Prime Minister assure us that they will remember pensioners, who will spend to good economic effect any extra money they receive from either a one-off top-up this year of the winter fuel payment or the automatic payment for three months of pension credit, which could assist several pensioners through...”

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 26% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 74 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,423 (374th). Rail £1,336 (396th). Air £8,420 (57th).