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Eddie McGrady
Former 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
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 28 April 2003 — General election
- Majority: 9,140 votes. — 302nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Eddie McGrady voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: National Security Protocols (24 Mar 2010) has video
“What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the national security protocols to be used after the devolution of policing and justice matters.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: National Security Protocols (24 Mar 2010) has video
“I thank the Secretary of State for his reply. The intelligence services withheld information from the investigation into the tragedy of the Omagh bombing, and allegations have recently been made about the intelligence services' role in the death of Kieran Doherty in Derry. What further discussions will he have with the Northern Ireland Executive to prevent such things from happening and to...”
- Written Answers — International Development: Sri Lanka: Overseas Aid (22 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to seek to improve the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka.”
More of Eddie McGrady's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 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 18.32% of votes in this 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.
- 30 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 283 times in debates — 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 | £8,169 (540th) | £9,295 (565th) | £11,709 (542nd) | £7,903 | £12,301 (539th) | £10,850 (552nd) | £12,892 (564th) | £9,646 (567th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £29,620 (7th) | £25,537 (48th) | £24,936 (96th) | £25,209 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,786 (joint 258th with 1 other) | £15,321 (540th) | £17,818 (244th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,771 (388th) | £86,078 (378th) | £82,492 (388th) | £78,769 | £65,068 (543rd) | £63,447 (532nd) | £60,760 (504th) | £47,759 (252nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,117 (399th) | £10,158 (116th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,640 (78th)1 | £16,246 (55th)2 | £14,352 (81st)3 | £12,751 | £20,514 (50th) | £20,918 (45th) | £16,469 (105th) | £12,747 (116th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £459 | £65 (438th) | £390 (joint 294th with 1 other) | £365 (299th) | £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 | £3,071 (366th) | £466 (510th) | £760 (386th) | £751 | £424 (joint 545th with 2 others) | £938 (joint 285th with 2 others) | £976 (joint 341st with 2 others) | £512 (joint 547th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,140 (545th) | £1,760 (joint 450th with 1 other) | £1,616 | £1,264 (532nd) | £2,062 (joint 401st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,225 (287th) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £180 | £1,504 (joint 573rd with 1 other) | £1,504 (joint 557th with 1 other) | £1,504 (joint 536th with 1 other) | £1,504 (463rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £6,757 (20th) | £2,241 (42nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,387 (258th) | £156,902 (147th) | £139,459 (293rd) | £127,638 | £120,465 (391st) | £118,895 (337th) | £108,287 (434th) | £89,986 (292nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,184 (78th). Rail £1,006 (457th). Air £8,450 (51st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,369 (81st). Rail £1,038 (434th). Air £9,839 (42nd).