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Boris Johnson, former MP

- Former Conservative MP for Henley
- Left Parliament on 4 June 2008 — Resigned
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 12,793 votes. — 150th out of 635 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Boris Johnson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. 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.
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Jun 2008)
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you for all your kindness over the years. Can I use my last few seconds in this great cockpit of our nation to ask the Prime Minister to join me in congratulating the London authorities on successfully implementing the ban on alcohol on tubes and buses, and on doubling the safer transport teams so that we will have more uniformed people on buses than at any...”
- Deferred Division: Crime (London) (23 Apr 2008)
“rose—”
- Deferred Division: Crime (London) (23 Apr 2008)
“I agree deeply with my hon. Friend's profound analysis of what is going wrong on London transport. The 100 per cent. tolerance of so-called minor disorder and minor crime on the buses and the tubes is aggravating more serious criminality on the streets and leading to the real scandal that a person is twice as likely to be mugged on our streets in London today as in New York. That is because...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 195 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 45% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
- 145 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £19,326 | £20,780 (joint 243rd) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £14,934 (523rd) | £10,614 (554th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £28,440 (joint 32nd) | £19,786 | £17,379 (391st) | £18,767 (joint 287th) | £15,866 (521st) | £9,609 (532nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £76,770 (528th) | £84,294 | £73,709 (202nd) | £71,613 (139th) | £68,521 (138th) | £60,519 (20th) |
| Members' Travel | £3,029 (555th)* | £1,196 | £1,696 (625th) | £1,594 (625th) | £1,546 (625th) | £1,378 (616th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £26 (joint 426th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £42 (joint 449th) | £35 (joint 447th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £850 (joint 339th) | £959 | £847 (340th) | £885 (joint 307th) | £1,401 (183rd) | £909 (joint 367th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,240 (376th) | £3,293 | £3,922 (194th) | £2,213 (365th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £841 (588th) | £0 | £1,968 (joint 134th) | £1,968 (joint 127th) | £1,968 (joint 126th) | £1,968 (joint 121st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,306 (393rd) | £128,854 | £120,301 (394th) | £117,373 (367th) | £104,278 (499th) | £85,032 (404th) |

