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Eddie McGrady
Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for South Down, Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for South Down
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 28 April 2003 — General election
- Majority: 9,140 votes. — 300th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Eddie McGrady voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Water Service, Sellafield, Civil Service, Asylum Seekers, Housing
(based on written questions asked by Eddie McGrady and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Loyalist Paramilitaries (4 Nov 2009)
“Will the Minister confirm that it is the Government's urgent intent not only that there will be full and immediate decommissioning by loyalist paramilitaries, but that PSNI and the Serious Organised Crime Agency will pursue their criminally acquired assets and those of other paramilitaries past and present?”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Criminal Damage Compensation Scheme (3 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to his answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1215-16W, on Criminal Damages Compensation 1997, how many applications under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1977 Order were received from the Gaelic Athletic Association in each of the last five years.”
More of Eddie McGrady's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 19% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 280 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £9,295 (565th) | £11,709 (542nd) | £7,903 | £12,301 (539th) | £10,850 (552nd) | £12,892 (564th) | £9,646 (567th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £25,537 (48th) | £24,936 (96th) | £25,209 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,786 (joint 258th) | £15,321 (540th) | £17,818 (244th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,078 (378th) | £82,492 (388th) | £78,769 | £65,068 (543rd) | £63,447 (532nd) | £60,760 (504th) | £47,759 (252nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,158 (116th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,246 (55th)* | £14,352 (81st)** | £12,751 | £20,514 (50th) | £20,918 (45th) | £16,469 (105th) | £12,747 (116th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £459 | £65 (438th) | £390 (joint 294th) | £365 (299th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £466 (510th) | £760 (386th) | £751 | £424 (joint 545th) | £938 (joint 285th) | £976 (joint 341st) | £512 (joint 547th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,140 (545th) | £1,760 (joint 450th) | £1,616 | £1,264 (532nd) | £2,062 (joint 401st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,225 (287th) | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £180 | £1,504 (joint 573rd) | £1,504 (joint 557th) | £1,504 (joint 536th) | £1,504 (463rd) |
| Other Costs | £6,757 (20th) | £2,241 (42nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,902 (147th) | £139,459 (293rd) | £127,638 | £120,465 (391st) | £118,895 (337th) | £108,287 (434th) | £89,986 (292nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,369 (81st). Rail £1,038 (434th). Air £9,839 (42nd).
** Car £5,350 (127th). Rail £879 (429th). Air £8,123 (60th).