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David Wilshire
Conservative MP for Spelthorne
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 9,936 votes. — 221st 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 Wilshire 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 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 strongly against 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
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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (39 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“I hope that hon. Members will forgive me for allowing the Minister to finish his comments. They no doubt wanted to hear them, but we should not have done that. We will pause for half a second while those who want to leave do so, and then we will start all over again as quickly as possible.”
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“Before I call Jo Swinson, I should say to Members that I have also been in the position of being frustrated when I could not be called. I am sorry, but I said that I would call Jo Swinson at 10.30.”
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“Before I call Mr. Ruane, may I point out that I hope to call Jo Swinson at half-past 10?”
More of David Wilshire's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 45% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 561 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,255 (478th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,321 (199th) | £25,039 (53rd) | £20,465 (284th) | £19,476 | £12,325 (571st) | £18,495 (408th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £3,601 (643rd) |
| Staffing costs | £86,619 (494th) | £86,476 (363rd) | £86,420 (230th) | £78,955 | £77,986 (62nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £54,206 (87th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,484 (156th) | £10,327 (102nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,853 (205th)3 | £7,132 (342nd)2 | £5,466 (440th)1 | £4,078 | £5,903 (502nd) | £6,635 (459th) | £7,460 (429th) | £6,815 (375th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £123 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £160 (342nd) | £50 (412th) | £240 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,906 (58th) | £1,985 (25th) | £3,809 (31st) | £5,993 | £4,175 (29th) | £4,850 (12th) | £4,640 (7th) | £3,510 (12th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,999 (58th) | £9,423 (39th) | £15,161 | £9,776 (50th) | £13,470 (11th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,341 (134th) | £1,410 (21st) | £271 | £1,890 (319th) | £1,890 (314th) | £1,619 (495th) | £1,126 (joint 533rd with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,313 (217th) | £160,542 (91st) | £149,153 (96th) | £145,808 | £132,957 (139th) | £133,696 (81st) | £117,271 (230th) | £82,513 (452nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,655 (34th). Misc £244 (111th). Other: Mileage £150 (40th). Rail £83 (129th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,509 (27th). Rail £104 (559th). Misc £146 (145th). Other: Mileage £187 (33rd). Rail £102 (101st). Air £1,076 (3rd). European £1,729 (22nd).