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David Wilshire MP

- Conservative MP for Spelthorne
- Majority: 9,936 votes. — 221st out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Wilshire voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very strongly against equal gay rights. 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, Ashford (Middlesex) Hospital, Hospital Trusts (West Surrey), Flood Defence
(based on written questions asked by David Wilshire and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Home Department: Crimes of Violence: Spelthorne (24 Apr 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes involving violence against a person were recorded in Spelthorne constituency in each of the last five years.”
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 50% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Wilshire speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 155 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £13,255 (478th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,465 (284th) | £19,476 | £12,325 (571st) | £18,495 (408th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £3,601 (643rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,420 (230th) | £78,955 | £77,986 (62nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £54,206 (87th) |
| Members' Travel | £5,466 (440th)* | £4,078 | £5,903 (502nd) | £6,635 (459th) | £7,460 (429th) | £6,815 (375th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £50 (412th) | £240 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,809 (31st) | £5,993 | £4,175 (29th) | £4,850 (12th) | £4,640 (7th) | £3,510 (12th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £9,423 (39th) | £15,161 | £9,776 (50th) | £13,470 (11th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,410 (21st) | £271 | £1,890 (319th) | £1,890 (314th) | £1,619 (495th) | £1,126 (joint 533rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £149,153 (96th) | £145,808 | £132,957 (139th) | £133,696 (81st) | £117,271 (230th) | £82,513 (452nd) |
