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Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative MP for Chingford & Woodford Green
- Also represented Chingford
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 10,641 votes. — 149th 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 Iain Duncan Smith 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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Secondments, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Departmental Secondments, Influenza Vaccine, Simon Mann
(based on written questions asked by Iain Duncan Smith and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Points of Order (2 Jul 2009) has video
“On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I ask for your clarification, because yesterday we heard a Minister from the other place on broadcasts such as the "Today" programme, in particular, making a very clear announcement—I know, because I have checked the transcripts—that the Government were essentially going to nationalise the company running the east coast main line franchise....”
- Business of the House: Speaker's Statement (2 Jul 2009) has video
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.”
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“May I take the right hon. and learned Lady back to a point made by the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Sir Robert Smith), which I fully support? The right hon. and learned Lady is meant to be the defender of this House, yet, rather shamefully, yesterday and the day before we allowed an unfinished and very untidy Bill to go through to an unelected Chamber with no further...”
More of Iain Duncan Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 612 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £0 | £0 | £566 (588th) | £1,528 | £855 (608th) | £9,100 (578th) | £15,740 (joint 505th with 1 other) | £13,620 (466th) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £940 (118th) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £829 (113th) |
| Office running costs | £15,807 (402nd) | £16,641 (410th) | £15,950 (543rd) | £17,463 | £21,847 (3rd) | £13,307 (600th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,344 (453rd) |
| Staffing costs | £71,628 (609th) | £78,983 (545th) | £79,091 (471st) | £79,980 | £85,699 (13th) | £70,304 (173rd) | £72,243 (32nd) | £54,676 (77th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,595 (542nd) | £6,593 (391st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,112 (535th)3 | £4,905 (473rd)2 | £5,594 (431st)1 | £4,959 | £4,146 (562nd) | £1,909 (617th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £52 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £408 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £129 (316th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £10 (111th) | £18 (113th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,601 (568th) | £276 (597th) | £296 (joint 607th with 1 other) | £427 | £797 (362nd) | £1,957 (74th) | £3,701 (16th) | £3,145 (16th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,291 (joint 510th with 1 other) | £1,616 (475th) | £1,667 | £1,656 (469th) | £4,783 (126th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,257 (joint 253rd with 2 others) | £1,226 (joint 88th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,922 (joint 263rd with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 253rd with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 240th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £98,077 (633rd) | £112,905 (618th) | £104,339 (621st) | £106,076 | £116,922 (463rd) | £104,222 (568th) | £113,367 (318th) | £86,536 (373rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,054 (387th). Rail £2,816 (306th). Other: Rail £35 (166th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,807 (293rd). Other: Air £305 (18th).