• Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North
• Majority: 7,023 votes. — 308th out of 631 MPs.
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How Doug Henderson voted on key issues since 2001:

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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills, Children, Schools and Families

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Airwave, Sugar Regime, "Building Schools for the Future", Group 4 Securicor, Departmental Expenditure

(based on written questions asked by Doug Henderson and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Housing (15 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many houses on the Ministry of Defence estate in (a) the North of England and (b) Cumbria will be refurbished in each of the next five years.”

Opposition Day — 16th Allotted Day: Energy Security (30 Jun 2008)

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Liberal Democrats, who oppose nuclear power, and the Conservatives, who are not prepared to vote for the planning means to get nuclear power, not only put at risk our future energy security but create an obstacle for the British engineering companies that make a huge contribution to world technology and jobs in this country? It is envisaged that up to...”

Orders of the Day: Banking (S.I., 2008, No. 432) (31 Mar 2008)

“Perhaps the hon. Gentleman could make it clear whether the Conservatives' position is that those moneys should not be made available to the Northern Rock Foundation. If so, does he recognise the consequences for many causes in the north-east? Does he also recognise that making those contributions might well be a pretty clever marketing stroke on behalf of Northern Rock, on whichever...”

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 15 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 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below 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.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Doug Henderson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 100 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £5,476 (111th). 3rd party £840 (14th). Rail £4,848 (182nd). Air £3,259 (85th).