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Brian H Donohoe

Labour MP for Ayrshire Central

• Also represented Cunninghame South

• Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
• Majority: 10,423 votes. — 193rd out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Brian H Donohoe voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Trade and Industry, Health, Scotland, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Vehicle Fleets, Low Emission Vehicles, Traffic Management Bill, Departmental Advertising Costs, Hospitals: Waiting Lists

(based on written questions asked by Brian H Donohoe and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)

“Does the hon. Gentleman not think that with a bit of imagination and marketing, all the postal votes could be in long before the count itself?”

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. He conceded that the count is managed by the returning officer, but he went on to suggest that there are ways in which we should influence it, and one is surely to ensure that the count takes place immediately following the close of the polls. That has been built into our electoral arrangements for ever and it should be maintained.”

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)

“One of the most obscure issues is this: why can Sunderland, for example, announce the result at about 10 minutes past 11, whereas in some parts of the country the announcement is made at about 3 o'clock in the morning? Is it not down to resources? One of the failings in the present system is that the returning officer uses, almost exclusively, local government employees. Surely those...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 43 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Brian H Donohoe speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 118 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,986 (51st). Rail £1,249 (404th). Air £13,672 (15th). Misc £2,487 (5th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,395 (30th). Rail £172 (547th). Air £13,312 (18th). Misc £2,489 (4th).

¹ Car £7,775 (16th). Rail £1,832 (349th). Air £13,936 (15th).