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Margaret Hodge MP
- Labour MP for Barking
- Majority: 8,883 votes. — 114th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Margaret Hodge voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for stopping 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.
Committees and topics of interest
This MP is not currently on any select committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances in parliament
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 21 comments on this MP's speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 380 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Stemcor Holdings Ltd.; international steel trading.
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,406 (316th) | £23,167 | £13,937 (530th) | £18,625 (378th) | £17,745 (420th) | £9,962 (524th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,276 (joint 156th) | £84,078 | £76,502 (111th) | £74,702 (52nd) | £65,074 (304th) | £46,153 (311th) |
| Members' Travel | £0* | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £8,023 (5th) | £2,594 | £944 (joint 309th) | £1,168 (joint 194th) | £1,402 (182nd) | £833 (398th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £26,689 (3rd) | £12,490 | £4,980 (139th) | £6,308 (66th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,195 (122nd) | £1,014 | £1,401 (joint 605th) | £1,401 (joint 592nd) | £1,401 (joint 574th) | £1,071 (546th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £907 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,119 (42nd) |
| Total | £146,301 (145th) | £126,863 | £99,382 (624th) | £103,778 (574th) | £87,149 (625th) | £60,365 (643rd) |
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- Margaret Hodge's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Barking (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Ilford South (2 miles)
- Dagenham (2 miles)
- Erith & Thamesmead (3 miles)
- West Ham (4 miles)
- Hornchurch (4 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister of State (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (14 Aug 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
- Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (28 Jun 2007 to 14 Aug 2007)
- Minister of State (Industry and the Regions), Department of Trade and Industry (6 Jun 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (8 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
- Minister of State (Work), Department for Work and Pensions (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Minister of State (Children), Department for Education and Skills (11 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment (28 Jul 1998 to 11 Jun 2001)
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