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Colin Burgon
Former Labour MP for Elmet
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,528 votes. — 476th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Colin Burgon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — amendment of the law (24 Mar 2010) has video
“May I preface my remarks by paying tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (John McFall) and echoing his comments about the staff? Like him, I am standing down at the next election, and I should like to thank all the staff of the House of Commons, especially the ladies in the Tea Room. I hope that that will get me a few more chips the next time I go in. I shall...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — amendment of the law (24 Mar 2010) has video
“I am not sure that I have always bought into that analysis, but I will try to deal with the state and structure of the British economy during my speech because it is central to the debate. Another letter to the Financial Times on 18 February from a further group of respected economists said: "History is littered with examples of premature withdrawal of the government stimulus, from the US...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — amendment of the law (24 Mar 2010) has video
“I share the hon. Gentleman's analysis. Indeed, we share a common analysis of the problems at Leeds United, but we had better not go there. It is interesting to see that we share that economic analysis as well. As Joseph Stiglitz explained last month-this picks up perfectly on the hon. Gentleman's intervention-we need "investments in technology, education and infrastructure . . . In short,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
- Has voted in 75.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 40 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,600 (163rd) | £22,500 (266th) | £22,100 (joint 206th with 1 other) | £21,442 | £20,060 (302nd) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,720 (joint 241st with 7 others) | £15,171 (338th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,720 (185th) | £20,433 (218th) | £21,267 (224th) | £19,110 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,651 (370th) | £18,229 (joint 208th with 4 others) | £21,788 (121st) |
| Staffing costs | £97,648 (253rd) | £89,870 (235th) | £87,626 (138th) | £83,332 | £68,125 (449th) | £65,756 (428th) | £63,055 (377th) | £43,898 (409th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,289 (494th) | £10,866 (80th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,311 (230th)1 | £9,546 (236th)2 | £9,770 (226th)3 | £8,769 | £12,223 (263rd) | £9,452 (345th) | £17,404 (92nd) | £10,810 (175th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £125 (327th) | £643 (158th) | £1,013 (125th) | £2,172 | £2,002 (77th) | £1,758 (joint 73rd with 1 other) | £1,668 (75th) | £1,744 (53rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £235 (joint 51st with 1 other) | £545 (42nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,448 (450th) | £783 (322nd) | £900 (313th) | £701 | £1,936 (112th) | £1,344 (151st) | £1,564 (151st) | £1,307 (227th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,530 (joint 459th with 1 other) | £2,135 (394th) | £642 | £4,814 (147th) | £2,764 (293rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,215 (305th) | £1,008 (joint 410th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,877 (joint 340th with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 332nd with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 312th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,375 (230th) | £157,931 (124th) | £145,819 (158th) | £136,168 | £130,362 (184th) | £121,935 (262nd) | £123,517 (96th) | £96,595 (137th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,296 (154th). Rail £5,015 (189th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,143 (195th). Rail £5,403 (171st).