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Gordon Brown
Labour MP for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
- Also represented Dunfermline East
- Prime Minister (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 18,216 votes. — 27th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gordon Brown voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
This MP is not currently on any select or public bill committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010) has video
“With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I wanted to report to the House at the earliest opportunity on the agreement reached at Hillsborough castle between the Democratic Unionist party and Sinn Fein, and which we and the Irish Government fully support. This agreement will lead to the completion of devolution of power in Northern Ireland. I want also to report on the accompanying arrangements that...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010) has video
“First, may I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his very generous remarks about how people have come together to make this set of agreements possible? I agree with him that the all-party consensus that has existed on this set of challenges for many years is one that we should want to continue, and one that stands us in good stead for backing the agreements that have been made and for ensuring...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010) has video
“I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, first, for his support for the agreement, and secondly, for his desire that all parties can move forward together in unison in supporting what has been agreed. I agree with him about the importance that the Alliance party has given to the talks. It was there from the beginning of the talks, and it was there right to the end. I praise David Ford, the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 13% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 756 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 2230 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £9,492 (522nd) | £17,073 (461st) | £17,017 (462nd) | £18,681 | £20,285 (292nd) | £14,304 (486th) | £17,688 (444th) | £11,186 (539th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,794 (514th) | £18,847 (300th) | £18,961 (433rd) | £18,704 | £9,721 (609th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £5,979 (609th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,983 (231st) | £69,915 (611th) | £86,055 (257th) | £83,755 | £80,949 (38th) | £71,446 (151st) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £60,546 (18th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,887 (553rd) | £2,887 (530th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,394 (319th)3 | £6,636 (371st)2 | £9,745 (227th)1 | £7,608 | £14,899 (142nd) | £14,452 (163rd) | £11,037 (284th) | £10,759 (181st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,565 | £5,622 (1st) | £5,466 (2nd) | £3,976 (6th) | £3,052 (14th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,321 (35th) | £3,178 (24th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £3,308 (3rd) | £3,104 (5th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,739 (547th) | £294 (joint 581st with 1 other) | £835 (joint 345th with 2 others) | £1,254 | £1,059 (268th) | £602 (460th) | £1,591 (146th) | £1,465 (joint 178th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,382 (494th) | £1,977 (415th) | £2,019 | £2,913 (278th) | £3,343 (224th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,138 (joint 434th with 5 others) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £0 | £1,880 (joint 343rd with 1 other) | £1,880 (joint 336th with 2 others) | £1,880 (joint 329th with 1 other) | £1,880 (joint 309th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,919 (488th) | £124,454 (575th) | £135,525 (372nd) | £134,586 | £137,328 (86th) | £130,292 (113th) | £123,618 (93rd) | £94,867 (joint 171st with 1 other) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,082 (429th). Air £5,554 (70th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,274 (427th). Air £6,120 (62nd).