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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
- Standing down at the next election
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Majority: 11,837 votes. — 100th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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, Members: Correspondence, Advertising, Trident
(based on written questions asked by Alex Salmond and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament: Points of Order (4 Feb 2010)
“On a point of order and procedure, Presiding Officer. Given that the Labour leader had a full and fair opportunity to raise the matter at First Minister's question time today, but failed to do so, on a point of parliamentary courtesy and order, this gives me the opportunity to say that, given that no lunch has taken place, there cannot possibly have been a breach. Why was the matter not...”
- Scottish Parliament: Points of Order (4 Feb 2010)
“The point of order is why, given that there cannot possibly have been a breach, the matter was not raised at First Minister's question time today. Is it not a courtesy to the member to explain the matter? Finally, in terms of the procedures of this place—[Interruption.]”
- Scottish Parliament: Points of Order (4 Feb 2010)
“We should be very careful not to get ourselves into the position where no charity, no auction—[ Interruption. ]”
More of Alex Salmond's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 2 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 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 15% 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.
- 110 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alex Salmond speaks.
- 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: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £589 (582nd) | £14,130 (506th) | £21,883 (274th) | £21,634 | £20,815 (235th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,053 (309th) | £19,808 (252nd) | £22,832 (161st) | £19,971 | £19,309 (joint 129th with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,230 (joint 203rd with 4 others) | £12,026 (464th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,353 (294th) | £89,809 (238th) | £84,481 (313th) | £82,463 | £68,623 (425th) | £67,043 (377th) | £62,789 (380th) | £43,200 (435th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,924 (509th) | £2,222 (joint 548th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,707 (557th)3 | £3,354 (542nd)2 | £22,857 (10th)1 | £19,365 | £27,966 (11th) | £28,574 (10th) | £28,372 (6th) | £19,869 (16th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,711 (8th) | £2,522 (14th) | £3,821 (5th) | £5,342 | £2,422 (48th) | £4,683 (3rd) | £2,492 (30th) | £3,948 (5th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £294 (joint 264th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,980 (29th) | £1,071 (joint 200th with 1 other) | £2,063 (93rd) | £1,607 | £1,943 (111th) | £1,167 (196th) | £1,367 (195th) | £1,559 (joint 155th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,768 (80th) | £7,647 (joint 65th with 1 other) | £6,412 | £6,222 (98th) | £3,552 (199th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,255 (joint 257th with 4 others) | £1,230 (85th) | £1,050 | £2,000 (joint 67th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 59th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,317 (533rd) | £139,233 (416th) | £166,814 (9th) | £157,844 | £149,300 (27th) | £146,151 (13th) | £134,972 (15th) | £100,611 (87th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £958 (527th). Air £2,396 (81st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £892 (504th). Air £1,815 (83rd).
1 Car £5,627 (98th). 3rd party £152 (28th). Rail £1,418 (387th). Air £14,441 (10th). European £1,219 (32nd).