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Jeffrey M Donaldson
DUP MP for Lagan Valley, 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
- Majority: 14,117 votes. — 89th 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 Jeffrey M Donaldson 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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Members' Allowances Committee (since 8 Dec 2009)
- Member, Transport Committee (since 10 Nov 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Royal Irish Regiment, Parades Commission, Police Service, Police, Northern Ireland Police Fund
(based on written questions asked by Jeffrey M Donaldson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Strategic Defence Review (Green Paper) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“May I assure the Secretary of State that we in Northern Ireland and our friends in Scotland and Wales are not parochial when it comes to providing our best young people-men and women-to serve in the armed forces? Will he advise the House what proposals are contained in the Green Paper to help to encourage young people to join, particularly in the light of the proposals on the university...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Security Situation (3 Feb 2010) has video
“What his latest assessment is of the level of threat in Northern Ireland from dissident republican groups.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Security Situation (3 Feb 2010) has video
“The Minister will be aware of the latest attempt by dissidents to carry out an attack on the security forces, which happened last night. Thankfully, it was thwarted through co-operation between the PSNI and the police in the Irish Republic. It is that kind of co-operation that will help to defeat those terrorists. Is the Minister aware of a realignment that is taking place within those...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 31% of votes in 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.
- 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeffrey M Donaldson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 168 times in debates — below 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)3 | £18,128 (30th)2 | £15,989 (52nd)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £102 (582nd). Rail £1,209 (409th). Air £15,150 (9th). Other: European £1,667 (20th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,022 (490th). Rail £2,523 (310th). Air £14,091 (16th). Other: European £149 (133rd).
1 3rd party £101 (32nd). Rail £1,759 (356th). Air £13,824 (17th). European £305 (113th).