• Scottish National Party MP for Banff & Buchan
• Scottish National Party MSP for Gordon
• Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
• Majority: 11,837 votes. — 100th out of 630 MPs.
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How Alex Salmond voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Trade and Industry, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Media Relations, Advertising, Trident, Aggregates Levy

(based on written questions asked by Alex Salmond and answered by departments)

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (13 Nov 2008)

“Later today I will have meetings to take forward the Government's programme for Scotland.”

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (13 Nov 2008)

“I do not know whether Iain Gray was conscious of the fact, but his claim about the achievements of the previous Administration—such as they were—caused some disconcertion in the Liberal ranks, who felt that they should share in the glory. Of course, the truth is that the schools are not Labour schools or Labour-Liberal schools; they are the people's schools. [Interruption.]”

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (13 Nov 2008)

“As are the 250 that will be built and refurbished in the term of this Administration. One thing was wrong with Iain Gray's suggestions: it is true that the schools that the cabinet secretary opened—one would have thought that Iain Gray would be grateful that she opened them—were planned under the previous Administration, but it is certainly not true that they were paid for under...”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 18% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland.
• People have made 12 comments on this MP's speeches — above 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.
• 114 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alex Salmond speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 289 times in debates — above 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 £5,627 (98th). 3rd party £152 (28th). Rail £1,418 (387th). Air £14,441 (10th). European £1,219 (32nd).