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David Wilshire
Former Conservative MP for Spelthorne
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 9,936 votes. — 221st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Wilshire voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Motorways and Trunk Roads (Litter) (30 Mar 2010)
“Welcome back, Minister.”
- UK Chemical Industry (30 Mar 2010)
“It will indeed be the last time.”
- UK Chemical Industry (30 Mar 2010)
“Order. I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but he went past a full stop, so I have to call a halt to the debate.”
More of David Wilshire's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 44.10% of votes in this 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.
- 58 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 562 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 – 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 | £78,467 (583rd) | £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)1 | £7,132 (342nd)2 | £5,466 (440th)3 | £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 | £150,161 (329th) | £160,542 (91st) | £149,153 (96th) | £145,808 | £132,957 (139th) | £133,696 (81st) | £117,271 (230th) | £82,513 (452nd) |
1 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).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,655 (34th). Misc £244 (111th). Other: Mileage £150 (40th). Rail £83 (129th).