• Labour MP for Manchester, Gorton
• Majority: 5,808 votes. — 280th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Gerald Kaufman voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 very strongly 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. 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, Speaker's Committee (since 4 Oct 2006)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Members: Correspondence, Manchester, Gorton, Middle East, Parliamentary Questions

(based on written questions asked by Gerald Kaufman and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence (6 May 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to answer the letter of 10 March 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton, with regard to Mrs. N. Hussain.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (29 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to answer the letter of 26 February 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Naima Alam Manzura.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (29 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to answer the letter of 24 January 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr. S. Kadha Hassan Ahmad.”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 120 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gerald Kaufman speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 144 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £1,855 (437th). Rail £13,394 (4th). Air £360 (173rd).