• Conservative MP for Spelthorne
• Majority: 9,936 votes. — 221st out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

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.

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)

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.”

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• 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 last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,552 (189th). Air £914 (119th).