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Martin McGuinness
Sinn Féin MLA for Mid Ulster, Former Sinn Fein MP for Mid Ulster
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 2 January 2013 — Resigned
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martin McGuinness voted on key issues since 2001 whilst an MP:
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on an investigation into the Iraq war. 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
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian)
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Civil Service (Special Advisers) Bill: Final Stage (3 Jun 2013)
“Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to make what, I hope, will be a short-winded contribution to the debate rather than some of the rather long-winded ones that we witnessed earlier. I include my colleague Daithí McKay, along with many others, in that remark. About two weeks ago, I attended an event in Queen's...”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Peace Monitoring Report: Residential Segregation (3 Jun 2013)
“Mr Deputy Speaker, with your permission, I will ask junior Minister Jennifer McCann to answer this question.”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Maze/Long Kesh: Balmoral Show (3 Jun 2013)
“This year's Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) agriculture show at Maze/Long Kesh was a great success. The final visitor numbers are not yet available, but the chair of the Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation stated that attendance had significantly increased from previous years, estimating that some 100,000 people attended the show over the three days. Given the short lead-in...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: Too little data for valid analysis.
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 0 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £19,800 (295th) | £21,000 (joint 343rd with 3 others) | £21,057 (345th) | £7,500 | £15,683 (469th) | £18,581 (343rd) | £9,440 (590th) | £0 |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,138 (115th) | £21,231 (163rd) | £20,447 (289th) | £8,298 | £19,133 (204th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,470 (448th) | £4,499 (joint 625th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £98,797 (206th) | £89,087 (268th) | £87,090 (190th) | £17,834 | £66,649 (483rd) | £64,272 (joint 490th with 1 other) | £40,730 (649th) | £6,895 (joint 654th with 2 others) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £598 (625th)1 | £2,485 (joint 571st with 1 other)2 | £9,856 (223rd)3 | £7,750 | £17,092 (95th) | £7,707 (408th) | £3,861 (565th) | £315 (joint 640th with 2 others) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,377 (12th) | £1,306 (65th) | £2,420 (25th) | £395 | £0 | £0 | £110 (joint 415th with 2 others) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £531 (558th) | £0 |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,127 (joint 455th with 3 others) | £920 (548th) | £836 | £1,294 (629th) | £1,294 (621st) | £1,294 (599th) | £458 (joint 607th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,247 (221st) | £136,236 (459th) | £141,790 (244th) | £42,613 | £119,851 (402nd) | £110,653 (503rd) | £73,436 (653rd) | £12,167 (656th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Air £598 (115th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,530 (458th). Air £955 (102nd).
3 Car £4,287 (211th). Rail £1,615 (369th). Air £3,954 (80th).
