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Colin Burgon
Labour MP for Elmet
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 4,528 votes. — 476th 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 Colin Burgon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 strongly 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, International Development, Deputy Prime Minister, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Cuba, Forensic Science Service, Colombia, Venezuela, Seasonal Fruit Pickers
(based on written questions asked by Colin Burgon and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“On that point, would the Minister clarify whether unanimity across all member states would be required to trigger that suspension? If that is the case, does he not think that it would be virtually impossible to achieve?”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire, North (Jim Sheridan) on securing the debate. I have been described as many things, but I have never been described as part of Labour's glitterati. When I look round at Members from places such as Barnsley, Paisley and Renfrewshire, and Bradford, I know that those are the places where the real glitterati hang out. My hon....”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“The hon. Gentleman talks about stability in the region, but have President Chavez's troops interfered in any other country in the way in which Colombian troops did in Ecuador?”
More of Colin Burgon's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 66 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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)3 | £9,546 (236th)2 | £9,770 (226th)1 | £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 (227th) | £157,931 (124th) | £145,819 (158th) | £136,168 | £130,362 (184th) | £121,935 (262nd) | £123,517 (96th) | £96,595 (137th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,143 (195th). Rail £5,403 (171st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,296 (154th). Rail £5,015 (189th).