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Ian Paisley
DUP MP for North Antrim, DUP MLA for North Antrim
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Majority: 17,965 votes. — 49th 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 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: Ministerial Statement: December Monitoring Round (11 Jan 2010)
“[Interruption.]”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Adjournment: Flooding in East Belfast (29 Sep 2009)
“I live in East Belfast, and there is great concern in the whole area about the lack of action and the lack of change. We are talking about serious flooding. When I moved to Cyprus Avenue in East Belfast, we had a beautiful fruit garden, but that garden has been washed away by floods, and we cannot depend on it not being flooded. Every time that it rains, the floods come. Therefore, a large...”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: McClean Conacre Case (28 Sep 2009)
“There is unanimity in the House today. We all know the history of land Acts; we have read our history. In the House today, a solid body of people from all parties is saying the same thing and declaring that we cannot tolerate what is in mind. We are all saying that Ulster is not for sale; we are all saying that what we have we hold; and some of us are saying “No surrender”.”
More of Ian Paisley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate 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 very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 18% 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: 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 | £16,625 (396th) | £18,136 (433rd) | £19,247 (415th) | £21,234 | £20,900 (joint 195th with 5 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,260 (joint 344th with 1 other) | £15,003 (353rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,542 (486th) | £26,084 (39th) | £11,419 (607th) | £16,417 | £9,215 (619th) | £4,773 (652nd) | £9,718 (629th) | £2,503 (652nd) |
| Staffing costs | £82,922 (543rd) | £85,760 (391st) | £90,973 (54th) | £74,796 | £61,835 (591st) | £40,417 (656th) | £44,610 (637th) | £41,382 (487th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,269 (569th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,361 (483rd)3 | £7,668 (315th)2 | £10,864 (177th)1 | £9,701 | £9,462 (351st) | £11,222 (281st) | £9,453 (350th) | £7,837 (329th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £2,491 (24th) | £1,350 | £0 | £320 (320th) | £1,982 (49th) | £1,877 (43rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,836 (joint 285th with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,592 (joint 482nd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £122,555 (584th) | £139,565 (414th) | £136,498 (349th) | £125,670 | £101,848 (605th) | £79,010 (652nd) | £85,475 (631st) | £68,811 (605th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Air £7,668 (62nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £86 (562nd). Air £4,275 (69th).