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Alex Salmond
Scottish National Party MP for Banff & Buchan, Scottish National Party MSP for Gordon
- Also represented Gordon; Banff and Buchan
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Majority: 11,837 votes. — 99th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
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 very 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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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
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)
Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (25 Jun 2009)
“I have a range of engagements to take forward the Government's programme for Scotland.”
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (25 Jun 2009)
“As Iain Gray knows, Peter Wilson, the former chief constable of Fife Constabulary, is conducting an independent inquiry and has initiated an independently chaired significant case review of the tragic case of Brandon Muir. On the general position of child protection in the city of Dundee, the Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education report, which was published on 23 June, showed serious...”
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (25 Jun 2009)
“First, there is the in-depth investigation and inquiry into the tragic case of Brandon Muir. We should all await the outcome of Peter Wilson's inquiry before we jump to any assumptions about the precise nature of the case. Secondly, the reason why we are uncovering the deficiencies in social work and child protection in a variety of areas in Scotland is that we have the most systematic and...”
More of Alex Salmond's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 16% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland. - People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 844 times in debates — well above 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 (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 | £14,130 (506th) | £21,883 (274th) | £21,634 | £20,815 (235th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,808 (252nd) | £22,832 (161st) | £19,971 | £19,309 (joint 129th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,230 (joint 203rd) | £12,026 (464th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,809 (238th) | £84,481 (313th) | £82,463 | £68,623 (425th) | £67,043 (377th) | £62,789 (380th) | £43,200 (435th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,222 (joint 548th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,354 (542nd)* | £22,857 (10th)** | £19,365 | £27,966 (11th) | £28,574 (10th) | £28,372 (6th) | £19,869 (16th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,522 (14th) | £3,821 (5th) | £5,342 | £2,422 (48th) | £4,683 (3rd) | £2,492 (30th) | £3,948 (5th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £294 (joint 264th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,071 (joint 200th) | £2,063 (93rd) | £1,607 | £1,943 (111th) | £1,167 (196th) | £1,367 (195th) | £1,559 (joint 155th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,768 (80th) | £7,647 (joint 65th) | £6,412 | £6,222 (98th) | £3,552 (199th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,255 (joint 257th) | £1,230 (85th) | £1,050 | £2,000 (joint 67th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 59th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,233 (416th) | £166,814 (9th) | £157,844 | £149,300 (27th) | £146,151 (13th) | £134,972 (15th) | £100,611 (87th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £958 (527th). Air £2,396 (81st).
** Car £5,627 (98th). 3rd party £152 (28th). Rail £1,418 (387th). Air £14,441 (10th). European £1,219 (32nd).