• Labour MP for Redditch
• Home Secretary (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Majority: 2,716 votes. — 517th out of 631 MPs.
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How Jacqui Smith voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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.

This MP is not currently on any select committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Pay (22 Jul 2008)

“For staff in Home Office Headquarters, UK Border Agency, and the senior civil service (SCS) end of year bonuses are linked to annual appraisals. For 2007-08 these bonuses will be paid in July salaries along with the annual pay award and therefore this information will not be available until September. Identity and Passport Service (IPS) does not operate an end of year annual appraisal related...”

Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (22 Jul 2008)

“I wrote to my right hon. Friend on 21 July 2008.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Olympic Games 2012: Security (22 Jul 2008)

“A costed security plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games will be agreed by the end of 2008. £600 million has been allocated for policing and wider security, in addition to the provision by the Olympic Delivery Authority and by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic games.”

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 38 comments 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.
• 103 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jacqui Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 542 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,234 (395th). Rail £7,954 (67th).