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Mr David Atkinson
Former Conservative MP for Bournemouth East
- Entered Parliament on 24 November 1977 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr David Atkinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum Seekers (4 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is the Government's policy to consider claims for asylum from member states of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the claims of (a) Natalia Chernyshera, (b) Dmitri Maruev and (c) Aleksandr Gorbachev from Russia.”
- Adjournment (Easter) (24 Mar 2005)
“In addition to following my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Mr. Viggers), it is a real pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend, East (Sir Teddy Taylor), and perhaps to precede my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, West (Mr. Amess), should he catch your eye, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Coming from Southend myself, I once had my eye on both their seats. It is...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Leave to Remain Applications (15 Mar 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received from the English language school industry in the UK on his proposals to increase the cost of Leave to Remain applications from international students; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Mr David Atkinson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
- Has voted in 43.02% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 2 people are tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £1,368 | £18,328 (386th) | £20,101 (242nd) | £18,344 (407th) | £14,973 (358th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £302 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,553 (395th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,200 (519th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £10,557 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,570 (465th) | £55,897 (56th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £272 | £7,703 (438th) | £7,070 (439th) | £7,332 (438th) | £6,172 (416th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £60 | £1,687 (101st) | £1,233 (125th) | £332 (joint 319th with 1 other) | £425 (joint 264th with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £349 (joint 575th with 1 other) | £296 (598th) | £362 (599th) | £414 (582nd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £894 (584th) | £1,064 (552nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £996 | £1,769 (joint 480th with 1 other) | £1,769 (joint 471st with 1 other) | £1,769 (450th) | £774 (587th) | |||
| Other Costs | £6,936 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £20,491 | £116,513 (469th) | £114,359 (436th) | £107,943 (444th) | £88,855 (322nd) |