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Jeffrey M Donaldson
DUP MP for Lagan Valley, Former DUP MLA for Lagan Valley
- Changed party from Independent Unionist on 15 Jan 2004; from Independent Ulster Unionist on 4 Jan 2004; from UUP on 18 Dec 2003; from UUP on 22 Jun 2003
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 26 November 2003 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 9 June 2010 — Resigned
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeffrey M Donaldson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Defence, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Royal Irish Regiment, Parades Commission, Police Service, Police, Army: Northern Ireland
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Presumption of Death Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (7 out of 20)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (2 out of 10)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)
“As is well known in this House, the Democratic Unionist party opposes this legislation and continues to oppose the Bill in principle. I want to commend my hon. Friend the Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) who served in Committee and faithfully put forward the perspective that we hold on the need to protect the traditional definition of marriage. I also want to thank other hon. Members who...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)
“I will tell you this, Mr. Speaker. In respect of the Abortion Act 1967, I know that Northern Ireland is on the right side of history, because we refused to accept that legislation. The fact is that 8 million unborn children have not had the opportunity of life because of bad legislation in this House. I think that, when it comes to the wrong side of history, time will tell, and the judgment...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)
“I hear the hon. Lady’s point, but in the context of this Bill, I simply do not agree that when we tamper with the fundamentals of our society, the result is necessarily a good thing for our society and beneficial in the long run. I believe in the traditional definition of marriage; I believe in the traditional concept of marriage and I believe that the Bill undermines that. I therefore...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 46.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 209 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £13,461 (456th) | £20,342 (377th) | £19,546 (407th) | £21,427 | £13,047 (526th) | £13,279 (514th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,279 (139th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,191 (463rd) | £20,758 (194th) | £20,479 (281st) | £20,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,696 (350th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,167 (joint 230th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £93,503 (375th) | £89,492 (joint 252nd with 1 other) | £87,425 (145th) | £77,476 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £64,012 (512th) | £61,871 (446th) | £42,252 (462nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,436 (426th) | £5,360 (joint 443rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,785 (39th)1 | £18,128 (30th)2 | £15,989 (52nd)3 | £15,944 | £18,798 (75th) | £15,560 (126th) | £17,817 (80th) | £12,543 (124th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £828 (92nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,057 (163rd) | £1,370 (86th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,233 (98th) | £854 (141st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £787 (25th) | £834 (28th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,263 (164th) | £1,169 (joint 169th with 1 other) | £1,504 (158th) | £1,578 | £1,227 (joint 226th with 1 other) | £657 (joint 427th with 1 other) | £1,275 (224th) | £997 (joint 333rd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,176 (215th) | £3,308 (joint 249th with 1 other) | £4,536 | £2,815 (292nd) | £1,744 (455th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £982 (587th) | £934 (521st) | £0 | £1,866 (joint 374th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 368th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 359th with 2 others) | £1,866 (joint 336th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,030 (58th) | £11,761 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,487 (286th) | £161,095 (86th) | £150,215 (86th) | £152,722 | £123,536 (316th) | £115,814 (395th) | £121,842 (124th) | £93,474 (196th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,022 (490th). Rail £2,523 (310th). Air £14,091 (16th). Other: European £149 (133rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £102 (582nd). Rail £1,209 (409th). Air £15,150 (9th). Other: European £1,667 (20th).
3 3rd party £101 (32nd). Rail £1,759 (356th). Air £13,824 (17th). European £305 (113th).