• Liberal Democrat MP for Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine
• Deputy Chief Whips, Whips (Commons) (since 21 Jul 2008)
  Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Majority: 7,471 votes. — 319th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Robert Smith voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, International Development Committee (since 17 Apr 2007)
• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Scotland

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisoners' Transfers, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Energy Efficiency, Salt Cavern Gas Storage, Gas Prices

(based on written questions asked by Robert Smith and answered by departments)

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

“Earlier this year, the Prime Minister visited my constituency to meet representatives of the oil and gas industry to hear about the challenges to investment in the North sea. What reassurance will the pre-Budget report on Monday give the many thousands of people in the north-east of Scotland and throughout the country who work in that industry that the Government remain committed to...”

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Post Office Card Account (10 Nov 2008) has video

“It is not so much that the House needs to find out. All the sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses who have had the restructuring of their businesses taken on by the Government and who have faced the closure programme now need to know what to do with their businesses. The businesses are being closed as people have to retire. How does the new investor know what kind of business they are taking...”

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Post Office Card Account (10 Nov 2008) has video

“This is a track record that dates from the start of the Post Office card account. People had to fight to open a Post Office card account: the Department for Work and Pensions put every possible barrier in their way, including a call centre that they had to telephone where attempts would be made to talk them out of it. People had made a conscious decision to use the Post Office because they...”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• 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 73% of votes in parliament — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 39 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 163 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 £4,086 (231st). Rail £958 (422nd). Air £13,124 (23rd).