• Labour MP for Leeds North East
• Majority: 5,262 votes. — 418th out of 630 MPs.
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How Fabian Hamilton voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on laws to stop 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, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills, International Development, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Political Parties: Finance, Coroners, Dentistry, Teacher Retention, Mortgage Endowment Policies

(based on written questions asked by Fabian Hamilton and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (22 Oct 2008) has video

“May I return to the issue of high energy prices? Now that the price of oil has halved, can my right hon. Friend offer any comfort to my Leeds, North-East constituents, who are faced with hugely inflated energy costs, as my colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Ms Smith) just said? We are told that these prices are linked to the price of oil, but will he take...”

Written Answers — Electoral Commission Committee: Political Parties: Finance (1 Jul 2008)

“To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission how many donations to regulated donees were notified to the Commission late in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2005, (d) 2007 and (e) January 2008.”

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 10 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 60% 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.
• 113 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Fabian Hamilton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 22 times in debates — well 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 £3,461 (283rd). Rail £8,887 (51st). Air £1,005 (115th).