• Liberal Democrat MP for Ross, Skye & Lochaber
• Majority: 14,249 votes. — 39th out of 630 MPs.
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How Charles Kennedy 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 against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for 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
• Voted very strongly for stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Scotland, Trade and Industry, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Culture Media and Sport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Nuclear Submarines, Digital Broadcasting, Skye Bridge, BUTEC and Rona Ranges, Test and Evaluation Centres

(based on written questions asked by Charles Kennedy and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Electoral Systems (28 Oct 2008) has video

“What progress has been made in his Department's review of electoral systems; and if he will make a statement.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Electoral Systems (28 Oct 2008) has video

“I think that we all knew about that latter point. It is nice to hear that the Justice Secretary can get a word in edgeways, given the plethora of Ministers that he has assembled round about him. He will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the great electoral reformers of recent years, with the number of systems that he has introduced at different levels in different places. When he...”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Fuel Poverty: Scotland (15 Sep 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the number of households in Scotland which were not in fuel poverty on 31 December 2007 but which will be by 31 December 2008.”

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below 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 37% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Charles Kennedy speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 150 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £3,577 (272nd). 3rd party £154 (27th). Rail £2,647 (282nd). Air £14,690 (9th).