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Alasdair McDonnell
Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Belfast South, Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Belfast South
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Majority: 1,235 votes. — 571st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alasdair McDonnell 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 moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Treasury, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rates Collection Agency, Invest Northern Ireland, Hip Replacements, Housing, Illegal Dumping Unit
(based on written questions asked by Alasdair McDonnell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Finance And Personnel: Digital Communication (30 Jun 2009)
“Mr Speaker, I apologise for being distracted yesterday when you called me to speak. I appreciate your kindness, and I will try to ensure that it does not happen again. I thank the Minister for his comments so far. I am a great enthusiast of the new phase of technologies. Will the Minister tell the House what he and his Department are doing to correct some of the problems in the HR Connect...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Community Projects (Funding) (3 Jun 2009) has video
“What recent discussions he has had with representatives of churches and other faith-based organisations which do not apply for funding from the national lottery for religious reasons on alternative sources of funding for their community projects.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Community Projects (Funding) (3 Jun 2009) has video
“Is the Minister aware that churches and faith-based groups have made a valuable contribution to local communities and to wider society in Northern Ireland—a cost-effective contribution, mostly volunteer led? A recent study has shown that 70 or 75 per cent. of volunteer activity around youth groups is led by faith-based groups. Many of those groups have ethical difficulties availing...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 23% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 17 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,967 (400th) | £18,771 (441st) | £19,942 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £94,769 (56th) | £88,944 (93rd) | £83,882 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,801 (185th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,310 (247th)* | £10,971 (168th)** | £11,299 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £305 (278th) | £2,114 (37th) | £2,139 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £320 (50th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £209 (622nd) | £552 (joint 508th) | £440 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £864 (joint 580th) | £1,177 (557th) | £1,125 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,202 (joint 323rd) | £1,089 (joint 269th) | £1,089 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £754 | ||||
| Total | £156,830 (150th) | £145,728 (161st) | £142,304 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,540 (457th). Rail £1,223 (408th). Air £6,373 (67th). Misc £174 (130th).
** Car £1,871 (436th). Rail £1,158 (405th). Air £7,942 (61st).