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Mark Durkan

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. — 420th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

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)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Northern Ireland Block Grant (17 Nov 2009)

“Like Declan O’Loan, I support the motion. I accept that it is probably the lowest common denominator on the issue, as some of the Ulster Unionist members said, but it is an important common denominator if we are to declare our opposition to any reduction in the Northern Ireland block grant during the next CSR period, or whatever it might be called. The SDLP has a problem with the Ulster...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Northern Ireland Block Grant (17 Nov 2009)

“First, I happily acknowledge that the SDLP has advocated a budgetary review Committee and still does, as Mr O’Loan indicated earlier. We had tabled an amendment to that effect, but we proposed a budgetary review Committee to deal with the serious pressures on budgets, public expenditure and public services. The Assembly should not wait until the next comprehensive spending review to...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Northern Ireland Block Grant (17 Nov 2009)

“We want to play our part in making responsible choices and in carving out clear strategic priorities in as positive a way as possible. To that end, we support the motion and oppose the amendment.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 29% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 66 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 179 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,721 (422nd). Rail £707 (471st). Air £8,125 (58th). Misc £62 (185th).

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