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David Burnside
Former UUP MLA for South Antrim, Former UUP MP for South Antrim
- Changed party from Independent Ulster Unionist on 8 Jan 2004; from UUP on 22 Jun 2003
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
- Entered the Assembly on 26 November 2003 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 1 June 2009 — Resigned
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Burnside voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: office of the first minister and deputy first minister: Single Equality Bill (23 Feb 2009)
“I hate to intervene in the nationalist/republican debate. [Laughter.] With the depth and extent of the equality and human-rights legislation that exists in Northern Ireland, is there no time in the future that the deputy First Minister envisages this Assembly evolving into the same formation of a Government and Executive as every other democratic country in the world, whether that be a...”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: office of the First Minister and Deputy first minister: Global Economic Downturn (26 Jan 2009)
“I will be quicker with my question than the deputy First Minister was with his long-winded statement. The deputy First Minister made only one specific point in his three long-winded answers to the question and the supplementary questions. He referred to the Presbyterian Mutual Society. In their representations to the British Prime Minister, will he and the First Minister, if need be —”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: office of the First Minister and Deputy first minister: Global Economic Downturn (26 Jan 2009)
“Will he ask the Prime Minister to nationalise the Presbyterian Mutual Society so that the interests of its customers can be looked after?”
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Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
- 9 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £911 | £20,808 (joint 236th) | £7,480 (597th) | £19,395 (331st) | £15,625 (273rd) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £5,000 | £18,276 (337th) | £18,787 (joint 255th) | £17,840 (405th) | £30,981 (26th) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £20,254 | £71,384 (276th) | £67,867 (332nd) | £65,178 (295th) | £42,774 (447th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £804 | £27,163 (14th) | £27,419 (15th) | £22,975 (30th) | £16,859 (40th) | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £281 (joint 332nd) | £348 (311th) | £3,470 (11th) | £1,185 (115th) | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | 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 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £12 | £130 (637th) | £879 (310th) | £2,133 (71st) | £244 (627th) | ||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £350 | £84 (641st) | £2,327 (joint 352nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,943 (joint 212th) | £1,943 (joint 208th) | £1,943 (joint 205th) | £1,943 (joint 195th) | ||
| Other Costs | £34,068 | £3,109 (55th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Total | £61,399 | £143,178 (51st) | £127,050 (171st) | £132,934 (20th) | £109,611 (20th) |