• Conservative MP for Buckingham
• Majority: 18,129 votes. — 59th out of 632 MPs.
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How John Bercow voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Committee Mandates, Public Service Agreements, Burma, Sudan, Performance Targets

(based on written questions asked by John Bercow and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (22 Jul 2008)

“Given that the list of medical exemptions to prescription charges was drawn up as long ago as 1968 and that the first case of HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom was diagnosed only in the 1980s, does the Secretary of State agree that it would now be timely to update the list and add HIV/AIDS to it?”

Bill Presented: Bercow Review (21 Jul 2008)

“I am extremely grateful to the Minister for making that request. I would be delighted to do that, with support from colleagues and outside experts. English is an additional language for 75 per cent. of children at Churchill Gardens community primary school, and 55 per cent. of the children there are on free school meals. Is it not a terrific tribute to the school that, through great...”

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• Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 200 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 4 select committees.
• 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 58% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 60 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Bercow speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 637 times in debates — well above 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 £5,105 (135th).