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Derek Conway
Former Independent MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Also represented Shrewsbury and Atcham
- Changed party from Conservative on 29 Jan 2008
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 9,920 votes. — 242nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Derek Conway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Western Sahara: Asylum (23 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Algerian counterpart on responsibility for the treatment of Sahrawi refugees on Algeria's territory; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Western Sahara: Asylum (23 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Algerian counterpart on allowing exit visas for Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Western Sahara: Asylum (23 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Algerian government on the case of Mr. Sghair, a Sahrawi refugee, detained by the Polisario for three months for attempting to cross into Morocco; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Derek Conway's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — 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 11.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 49 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 180 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £23,994 (58th) | £23,033 (184th) | £22,060 (joint 237th with 2 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,934 (358th) | £23,011 (92nd) | £21,177 (229th) | £23,495 | £19,251 (175th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £24,698 (72nd) |
| Staffing costs | £82,724 (547th) | £73,772 (593rd) | £86,439 (228th) | £80,578 | £77,608 (71st) | £73,319 (70th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £54,491 (81st) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,538 (273rd) | £2,746 (joint 537th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,824 (341st)1 | £5,584 (427th)2 | £6,483 (368th)3 | £4,274 | £7,426 (446th) | £8,176 (393rd) | £9,272 (361st) | £1,334 (620th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £115 | £5 (joint 470th with 1 other) | £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 | £903 (620th) | £395 (546th) | £432 (joint 557th with 1 other) | £347 | £972 (302nd) | £449 (541st) | £1,084 (joint 299th with 2 others) | £1,835 (joint 97th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £959 (574th) | £3,116 (278th) | £1,025 | £2,706 (305th) | £1,024 (560th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,447 (joint 37th with 1 other) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £1,029 | £1,979 (joint 105th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 98th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 97th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 94th with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,788 (13th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,917 (442nd) | £130,947 (530th) | £140,916 (262nd) | £132,497 | £130,849 (174th) | £131,867 (92nd) | £122,601 (109th) | £102,346 (65th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,794 (20th). Rail £30 (581st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,418 (76th). Rail £141 (550th). Other: Rail £25 (175th).
3 Car £3,936 (247th). Rail £239 (515th). European £2,308 (7th).