• Labour MP for Morecambe & Lunesdale
• Majority: 4,768 votes. — 441st out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Geraldine Smith voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and 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 very 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
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
• Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) (since 14 May 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North West Regional Development Agency, Postcomm, Tax Credits, Vision Boards, Housing

(based on written questions asked by Geraldine Smith and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Lancashire (29 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of affordable housing in (a) Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency and (b) Lancashire.”

More of Geraldine Smith's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 69 written questions in the last year — above 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 59% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 126 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Geraldine Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 61 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £2,104 (411th). Rail £12,419 (9th).