• Labour MP for Warrington South
• Majority: 3,515 votes. — 509th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Helen Southworth 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 very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for 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 strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Home Department, Children, Schools and Families, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Runaway Children, Missing Children, Missing Persons, Looked-after Children, Housing: Low Incomes

(based on written questions asked by Helen Southworth and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Health: Eating Disorders: North West (7 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the (a) need for and (b) (i) current and (ii) planned future provision of treatment of eating disorders in each primary care trust in the North West.”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Low Incomes (7 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers are available to local authorities to apply conditions to ensure that homes granted planning consent as affordable are retained within the affordable sector in perpetuity; and if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities use the powers available.”

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• Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 117 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well 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.
• 95 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Helen Southworth 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?)

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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 £3,914 (250th). Rail £4,243 (217th). Air £150 (223rd).