• Labour MP for Oxford East
• Majority: 963 votes. — 588th out of 631 MPs.
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How Andrew Smith voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills, International Development, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Directgov, Housing, EU Agreements (Human Rights), Gaza: Overseas Aid, Immigration: Children

(based on written questions asked by Andrew Smith and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration: Children (9 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many days children who were British citizens were in immigration detention in the last 12 months.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Child Benefit (9 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average time taken to process child benefit applications in respect of first-born children was in the most recent period for which figures are available.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Criminal Records (6 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how long was taken on average to complete a criminal records check in the most recent period for which figures are available; (2) what proportion of criminal records checks took more than four weeks to complete in the most recent period for which figures are available.”

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 110 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 9 comments on this MP's speeches — above 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.
• 148 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 300 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 8 Oct 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £3,916 (249th).