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Alistair Darling
Labour MP for Edinburgh South West
- Also represented Edinburgh Central
- Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,242 votes. — 349th 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
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alistair Darling voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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 strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop 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 or public bill committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Financial Sector (2 Feb 2010) has video
“Reform is necessary at domestic, European and international level to ensure that we have a regulatory system that can effectively monitor and, where necessary, curb risk-taking in the financial services sector.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Financial Sector (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I agree with my hon. Friend that it is important that we have a fair and just society; that we ensure that, when people are rewarded, they are rewarded for their effort; and, in the banking industry in particular, that the relationship between what somebody does and what they get should be better aligned. That is why we received the agreement of the G20 countries and imposed restrictions on...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Financial Sector (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I agree with the hon. Gentleman that global agreement on the reforms that we need is highly desirable. The proposals that the United States made 10 days ago, the requirements for increased capital, where necessary, to ensure that the amount of capital held is commensurate with the risk undertaken, and the measures to take forward the work on resolution plans-living wills, if you like-are all...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 43% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 67 annotations 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") 2423 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
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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 | £10,626 (497th) | £9,837 (554th) | £20,675 (364th) | £19,436 | £15,341 (481st) | £15,406 (459th) | £14,792 (525th) | £15,756 (229th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £12,848 (510th) | £19,085 (291st) | £19,137 (425th) | £20,919 | £17,591 (378th) | £16,151 (551st) | £16,113 (joint 513th with 1 other) | £10,259 (518th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,284 (263rd) | £90,933 (158th) | £81,725 (409th) | £83,991 | £65,468 (532nd) | £62,983 (540th) | £52,399 (610th) | £27,874 (636th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,960 (joint 243rd with 1 other) | £7,579 (354th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,504 (267th)3 | £11,367 (164th)2 | £12,045 (133rd)1 | £12,360 | £13,253 (208th) | £13,633 (188th) | £14,575 (156th) | £11,375 (159th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £327 (223rd) | £591 (178th) | £362 (256th) | £39 | £0 | £257 (344th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £5,781 (4th) | £5,283 (4th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,232 (13th) | £4,391 (2nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,882 (530th) | £423 (joint 534th with 1 other) | £251 (621st) | £595 | £992 (297th) | £399 (562nd) | £580 (535th) | £87 (644th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,394 (491st) | £1,745 (454th) | £1,032 | £1,964 (410th) | £914 (576th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,021 (562nd) | £914 (550th) | £733 | £1,412 (598th) | £1,412 (587th) | £1,412 (571st) | £1,018 (558th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,444 (344th) | £151,904 (240th) | £136,854 (341st) | £139,105 | £117,639 (446th) | £112,729 (471st) | £101,398 (527th) | £67,596 (614th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £248 (575th). Rail £1,086 (428th). Air £10,033 (39th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,956 (357th). Air £6,548 (59th).