This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.
Andrew MacKinlay
Former Labour MP for Thurrock
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 6,375 votes. — 385th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew MacKinlay voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 6 — Disclosure of financial assistance to the Bank of England (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I shall not detain the House for more than a few moments. I listened carefully to the shadow Minister's speech and, although I am open to correction, I do not think that he made much reference to clause 8, which is struck out by the Lords amendments. I am extremely surprised, bearing in mind the traumatic experience that the UK has suffered during the financial crisis over the past year or...”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 6 — Disclosure of financial assistance to the Bank of England (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I am pleased that I gave way, because that demonstrates the laid-back attitude of the Conservatives to this issue. Of course, the FSA has been acting in the way that the hon. Gentleman describes, but clause 8 places a duty on it. It reinforces its power. It sends messages abroad. It means that the FSA can go thumping the table internationally with full confidence and mandate of a statute....”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 6 — Disclosure of financial assistance to the Bank of England (8 Apr 2010) has video
“My accusation stands, and I shall be interested to hear what the Minister says in reply.”
More of Andrew MacKinlay'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 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 208 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71.66% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 39 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.
- 53 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 792 times in debates — well 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 | £14,342 (444th) | £15,761 (483rd) | £15,926 (495th) | £14,990 | £15,194 (484th) | £14,880 (474th) | £14,417 (532nd) | £12,910 (488th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,619 (141st) | £17,162 (388th) | £19,710 (394th) | £20,011 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,976 (489th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,161 (226th) | £92,054 (122nd) | £87,276 (joint 156th with 7 others) | £83,829 | £74,213 (joint 174th with 2 others) | £71,398 (152nd) | £65,488 (254th) | £55,678 (61st) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,888 (552nd) | £2,460 (544th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,150 (496th)1 | £3,398 (539th)2 | £4,325 (500th)3 | £7,345 | £6,902 (466th) | £6,676 (456th) | £6,267 (474th) | £7,618 (338th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £139 (joint 356th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43 (460th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,271 (joint 479th with 1 other) | £708 (joint 357th with 1 other) | £578 (486th) | £903 | £266 (608th) | £833 (joint 338th with 1 other) | £462 (576th) | £376 (593rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,448 (306th) | £1,655 (468th) | £1,831 | £1,272 (531st) | £2,471 (joint 331st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,344 (133rd) | £1,175 (joint 136th with 6 others) | £0 | £1,871 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £1,871 (joint 362nd with 2 others) | £1,871 (joint 354th with 2 others) | £1,871 (joint 332nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £3,665 (53rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,290 (35th) | £4,130 (38th) | £0 |
| Total | £146,097 (373rd) | £135,474 (471st) | £130,645 (446th) | £128,909 | £119,043 (419th) | £120,261 (305th) | £110,869 (380th) | £89,429 (307th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,737 (208th). Misc £383 (93rd). Other: Mileage £30 (81st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,216 (276th). Rail £110 (554th). Other: Rail £72 (133rd).
3 Car £3,488 (278th). 3rd party £8 (59th). Rail £74 (558th). Air £755 (126th).