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Ian Paisley
DUP MP for North Antrim, DUP MLA for North Antrim
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Majority: 17,965 votes. — 48th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Paisley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Defence, Constitutional Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Terrorist Attacks, Northern Ireland Police Fund, Smoking, Decommissioning, Bioscience and Technology Institute
(based on written questions asked by Ian Paisley and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Special Educational Needs Review (19 May 2009)
“The Member never gives way.”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Assembly Business (11 May 2009)
“Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker, we are moving into a very difficult time. Therefore, it behoves us all to do our very best to encourage and strengthen those who are standing out against the sort of incident that was witnessed last night. I think that it is only right that the House declare plainly and clearly where it stands on this issue and how those Members who were put here by...”
- Cafcass: Northern Ireland (9 Mar 2009) has video
“It has been said that great grief is not great at talking. We know that. There is a silence in the House today; there is a silence all over Northern Ireland today. There is grieving and despair, but behind the despair there is being born a unity that we have not seen before. I am sure that the Secretary of State will want to commend the people of Antrim from all denominations who showed that...”
More of Ian Paisley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 20% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 1396 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £18,136 (433rd) | £19,247 (415th) | £21,234 | £20,900 (joint 195th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,260 (joint 344th) | £15,003 (353rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £26,084 (39th) | £11,419 (607th) | £16,417 | £9,215 (619th) | £4,773 (652nd) | £9,718 (629th) | £2,503 (652nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,760 (391st) | £90,973 (54th) | £74,796 | £61,835 (591st) | £40,417 (656th) | £44,610 (637th) | £41,382 (487th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,668 (315th)* | £10,864 (177th)** | £9,701 | £9,462 (351st) | £11,222 (281st) | £9,453 (350th) | £7,837 (329th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £2,491 (24th) | £1,350 | £0 | £320 (320th) | £1,982 (49th) | £1,877 (43rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £305 (578th) | £174 (634th) | £435 | £156 (633rd) | £353 (579th) | £452 (578th) | £209 (634th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,612 (440th) | £1,330 (533rd) | £1,737 | £280 (joint 637th) | £1,592 (joint 482nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,565 (414th) | £136,498 (349th) | £125,670 | £101,848 (605th) | £79,010 (652nd) | £85,475 (631st) | £68,811 (605th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Air £7,668 (62nd).