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Boris Johnson MP

- Conservative MP for Henley
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 12,793 votes. — 150th out of 635 MPs.
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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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Home Department, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Capita, Capita Group, Further Education Colleges, Community Hospitals, Higher Education
(based on written questions asked by Boris Johnson and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- 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...”
- Deferred Division: Crime (London) (23 Apr 2008)
“It may help my hon. Friend to know that the proposal is for live CCTV on buses. As I think the right hon. Member for Enfield, North (Joan Ryan) is about to say, there already is CCTV on buses, but in only 5 per cent. of cases is that CCTV made available when a crime has been committed.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 207 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 47% 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 are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 146 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Boris Johnson 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) |
