• Labour MP for Glasgow North
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 3,338 votes. — 428th out of 631 MPs.
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How Ann McKechin 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 moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: International Development, Treasury, Scotland, Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Debt Relief, Debt, Water and Sanitation, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Common Sugar Regime: ACP Countries

(based on written questions asked by Ann McKechin and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion) (16 Jul 2008)

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to impose a duty on public bodies to co-operate with the police and specified local authorities on the use of closed circuit television; to require certain users of CCTV to provide specified information to the police; to require insurance providers to promote the use of CCTV systems; and for connected purposes. There has been much debate...”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Developing Countries: HIV Infection (3 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures his Department has adopted to support the Government's strategy on reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS in other countries.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Topical Questions (26 Jun 2008)

“As my hon. Friends will be aware, Scottish universities increasingly rely on English students to fill places on their courses, and those full-time students currently pay no council tax. The SNP minority Administration have proposed to introduce a local income tax, which Glasgow city council has estimated would have to be 5p in the pound to maintain existing services. Will the Secretary of...”

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• 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 78% of votes in parliament — 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 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 77 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann McKechin speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 102 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £1,874 (435th). Rail £1,645 (366th). Air £9,353 (48th).