• Conservative MP for Rochford & Southend East
• Whip, Whips (since 28 Jan 2008)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,494 votes. — 395th out of 631 MPs.
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How James Duddridge voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Communities and Local Government, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Electoral Reform, Driving Tests: Southend, Single Farm Payments, Poultry, Police

(based on written questions asked by James Duddridge and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Zimbabwe (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of political violence involving Zimbabweans have been recorded in (a) Southend and (b) the UK in the last 24 months.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Zimbabwe (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outstanding applications for asylum there were from Zimbabwean nationals in (a) Southend and (b) England and Wales at the end of (i) 2004, (ii) 2005, (iii) 2006 and (iv) 2007.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Manpower (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the headcount of HM Revenue and Customs is; and what projections for the headcount have been made for the period till 2010.”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 63 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 86 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Duddridge speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 76 times in debates — below 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 £3,409 (290th). Rail £526 (469th).