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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. — 347th 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 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
- 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
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
- Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: ECOFIN (10 November 2009) (23 Nov 2009)
“The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 10 November 2009. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury represented the UK. The following items were discussed: Exit strategies from support measures to the financial sector ECOFIN held an initial discussion on exit strategies from the measures taken by member states to support the financial sector, focusing on methods and...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: G 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (11 Nov 2009)
“The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting was held on 6 and 7 November. A copy of the Communiqué and a progress report on the economic and financial actions of the London, Washington and Pittsburgh G20 summits prepared by the UK Chair have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: Pre-Budget Report (11 Nov 2009)
“I propose to present the pre-Budget report to the House of Commons on 9 December.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 44% 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") 2341 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £9,837 (554th) | £20,675 (364th) | £19,436 | £15,341 (481st) | £15,406 (459th) | £14,792 (525th) | £15,756 (229th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,085 (291st) | £19,137 (425th) | £20,919 | £17,591 (378th) | £16,151 (551st) | £16,113 (joint 513th) | £10,259 (518th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,933 (158th) | £81,725 (409th) | £83,991 | £65,468 (532nd) | £62,983 (540th) | £52,399 (610th) | £27,874 (636th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,579 (354th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,367 (164th)* | £12,045 (133rd)** | £12,360 | £13,253 (208th) | £13,633 (188th) | £14,575 (156th) | £11,375 (159th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £591 (178th) | £362 (256th) | £39 | £0 | £257 (344th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £5,283 (4th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £4,391 (2nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £423 (joint 534th) | £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 |
| Total | £151,904 (240th) | £136,854 (341st) | £139,105 | £117,639 (446th) | £112,729 (471st) | £101,398 (527th) | £67,596 (614th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £248 (575th). Rail £1,086 (428th). Air £10,033 (39th).
** Car £729 (556th). Rail £2,658 (281st). Air £8,658 (55th).