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David Cameron
Conservative MP for Witney
- Leader of the Opposition (since 6 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 14,156 votes. — 167th 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 David Cameron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Schools, Advocacy Groups, Local Involvement Networks, Local Government: Bank Services, Heroin
(based on written questions asked by David Cameron and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009)
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. May I join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the five brave servicemen who lost their lives, three of whom were from the Grenadier Guards and two of whom were from the Royal Military Police? We must honour their memories, we must care for their families and we must never forget their service. Our thoughts and prayers, as the Prime Minister rightly said, should be...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video
“Clearly, as the Prime Minister says, the training and mentoring is absolutely essential. I have seen it in Afghanistan for myself and the work that is being done is incredibly impressive, but I think that the public will be concerned knowing as they do that British soldiers, including military police, are, even as we speak, living and working side by side with the Afghan national police...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video
“Everyone will agree with what the Prime Minister said about working with the police, but clearly the attack raises questions about the infiltration of the Afghan police by criminals, drug dealers and militants. In evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Afghan police force was described as "one of the most dysfunctional institutions in the country", with reports that the police were...”
More of David Cameron's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 26% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 94 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 188 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Cameron speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 476 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £19,626 (406th) | £20,563 (368th) | £21,359 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,328 (joint 169th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £7,588 (621st) | £16,363 (527th) | £19,719 | £18,619 (296th) | £17,752 (485th) | £17,482 (445th) | £17,204 (259th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £103,630 (5th) | £91,351 (49th) | £83,858 | £73,882 (198th) | £71,007 (165th) | £67,696 (149th) | £57,267 (35th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,200 (552nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,086 (611th)* | £970 (618th)** | £2,666 | £5,387 (522nd) | £5,379 (507th) | £5,141 (joint 523rd) | £4,657 (483rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £348 (256th) | £323 (266th) | £133 | £0 | £344 (313th) | £0 | £68 (424th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £652 (173rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,594 (5th) | £4,718 (16th) | £2,506 | £844 (joint 342nd) | £641 (440th) | £620 (joint 512th) | £1,286 (joint 230th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,399 (112th) | £8,057 (58th) | £5,166 | £1,913 (421st) | £2,471 (joint 331st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,294 (joint 196th) | £1,040 (362nd) | £322 | £1,907 (joint 286th) | £1,907 (joint 282nd) | £1,907 (joint 279th) | £1,907 (joint 262nd) |
| Other Costs | £5,412 (25th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,829 (289th) | £143,385 (204th) | £135,729 | £123,454 (319th) | £119,829 (321st) | £112,568 (338th) | £100,398 (90th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £997 (521st). Rail £89 (558th).
