• Labour MP for Islwyn
• Majority: 15,740 votes. — 7th out of 631 MPs.
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How Don Touhig voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 6 Jun 2006)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (since 20 Dec 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Coal Industry Compensation, Malaysia: Military Decorations, Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals, Romania, Committee on the Grant of Honours Decorations and Medals

(based on written questions asked by Don Touhig and answered by departments)

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Members' Allowances (16 Jul 2008)

“rose—”

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Members' Allowances (16 Jul 2008)

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who is being generous in giving way. Does he accept the point that I and perhaps others made on the day of that debate? I was concerned about the cost of the assurance, which I think we had difficulty justifying, but will he support me in killing off the myth that the external audit proposed by the Members Estimate Committee was to be made public? It was...”

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Members' Allowances (16 Jul 2008)

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 60 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 43 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 39 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Don Touhig speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 341 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,150 (402nd). Rail £5,421 (159th).