• Labour MP for Carlisle
• Majority: 5,695 votes. — 344th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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How Eric Martlew voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Transport, Education and Skills, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North Cumbria Health Action Zone, New Deal Schemes: Self-employed, Badgers/Bovine Tuberculosis, Cumbria, North West Regional Fisheries, Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee

(based on written questions asked by Eric Martlew and answered by departments)

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008)

“I totally agree with the hon. Gentleman on the high-speed line, and there is no stronger advocate of high-speed trains than myself, but does he not believe that the idea of a spur to Heathrow is a red herring to help get the Conservatives out of the hole they have dug themselves into?”

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high 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)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 12 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Eric Martlew speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 87 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £3,299 (293rd). Rail £6,822 (98th). Air £815 (122nd). Other £152 (50th).