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George Galloway MP

- Respect MP for Bethnal Green & Bow
- Changed party from Labour on 23 Oct 2003
- Majority: 823 votes. — 592nd out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How George Galloway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. 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: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Defence, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Engagements, Jericho Monitoring Mission, Electoral System, Iraq, Military Exports (Israel)
(based on written questions asked by George Galloway and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Pakistan: BBC (14 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements have been made by the BBC World Service with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority for control of content of re-broadcast BBC material in Pakistan; what level of Ministerial consent was required for this arrangement; and if he will make a statement.”
- Somalia (Human Rights) (11 Jun 2008)
“A Government ready to rely on those friends of liberty, the Democratic Unionist party, to shred the liberties of our own people are almost by definition unembarrassable, but I hope this evening to add to the issues ventilated in a recent Channel 4 "Dispatches" programme to adumbrate the extent to which the tragedy in Somalia, which so many people are now becoming aware of, is another of our...”
- Somalia (Human Rights) (11 Jun 2008)
“On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. This Adjournment debate was scheduled to begin at 7 pm and last for half an hour. I have spoken for 10 minutes, and the country—or at least those interested enough to watch on parliamentary television—will not hear the Minister reply.”
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 10% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 comments on this MP's speeches — well above 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.
- 487 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever George Galloway speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 48 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £0 | £0 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £17,150 (408th) | £18,900 (joint 371st) | £5,000 (604th) |
| London Supplement | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,360 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £13,718 (573rd) | £6,176 | £10,660 (595th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £16,899 (483rd) | £60 (656th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,700 (75th) | £97,809 | £86,198 (12th) | £59,007 (600th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £63,644 (8th) |
| Members' Travel | £0* | £199 | £4,903 (539th) | £7,236 (429th) | £9,748 (332nd) | £12,618 (122nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £304 | £1,856 (87th) | £1,581 (91st) | £699 (213th) | £443 (261st) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £259 (617th) | £182 | £252 (joint 615th) | £259 (611th) | £705 (joint 468th) | £1,227 (254th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £163 (634th) | £0 | £1,640 (471st) | £1,738 (457th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,823 (432nd) | £1,823 (425th) | £1,781 (444th) | £1,781 (388th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £16,838 (3rd) | £0 | £5,717 (24th) | £0 |
| Total | £107,610 (611th) | £107,030 | £145,072 (46th) | £107,593 (541st) | £126,759 (54th) | £84,773 (joint 414th) |

