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Andrew MacKay
Former Conservative MP for Bracknell
- Also represented Berkshire East; Birmingham Stechford
- Entered Parliament on 31 March 1977 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 12,036 votes. — 214th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew MacKay voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (25 Mar 2010) has video
“I had always assumed that the Leader of the House was in favour of our freedom of information legislation, so why did she not answer the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for North-West Hampshire (Sir George Young) and say that the relevant Departments will now no longer block the requests concerning the selling of the gold and the effect on pensioners of taxation under the Prime...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Security Situation (24 Mar 2010) has video
“What recent assessment he has made of the activities of dissident republicans in Northern Ireland.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Security Situation (24 Mar 2010) has video
“Will the Secretary of State confirm that there is no hiding place for violent republican dissidents across the border, and that co-operation has never been better, particularly under the new Garda commissioner?”
More of Andrew MacKay's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72.20% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 46 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 498 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £23,539 (111th) | £22,575 (256th) | £22,072 (joint 230th with 1 other) | £21,545 | £19,117 (354th) | £20,188 (230th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,733 (254th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,712 (371st) | £19,303 (275th) | £19,432 (407th) | £23,981 | £19,322 (joint 101st with 3 others) | £18,779 (273rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,280 (159th) |
| Staffing costs | £76,583 (593rd) | £75,193 (583rd) | £74,648 (562nd) | £62,202 | £64,443 (555th) | £60,866 (586th) | £59,668 (535th) | £44,226 (395th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,504 (340th) | £7,821 (340th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,694 (401st)1 | £6,962 (351st)2 | £8,452 (292nd)3 | £7,110 | £9,946 (339th) | £9,981 (327th) | £11,480 (263rd) | £6,824 (374th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £174 (338th) | £299 | £579 (joint 260th with 1 other) | £126 (406th) | £152 (399th) | £122 (joint 389th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £408 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £408 (234th) | 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 | £3,041 (370th) | £729 (351st) | £973 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £731 | £765 (373rd) | £693 (409th) | £700 (471st) | £1,706 (118th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,188 (347th) | £1,883 (438th) | £2,296 | £1,890 (joint 424th with 1 other) | £1,898 (432nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,060 (531st) | £965 (joint 469th with 2 others) | £764 | £1,530 (joint 567th with 1 other) | £1,530 (joint 548th with 1 other) | £1,512 (535th) | £1,407 (500th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £304 (58th) |
| Total | £134,480 (508th) | £136,239 (458th) | £128,599 (473rd) | £118,928 | £117,592 (450th) | £114,061 (443rd) | £111,468 (365th) | £90,602 (277th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,791 (106th). Other: European £903 (65th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,104 (102nd). Other: Air £87 (46th). European £1,771 (18th).