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Jeremy Corbyn
Labour MP for Islington North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 6,716 votes. — 257th 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 Jeremy Corbyn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, London Regional Select Committee (since 15 Dec 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Western Sahara, Asylum Seekers, Colombia, Housing
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Corbyn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Strategic Defence Review (Green Paper) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“If I may say so, I found the Secretary of State's statement rather depressing. There was no mention of a peace process, no mention of international law, and no mention of the United Nations. How on earth can one have a review of defence capabilities without including the nuclear question and the replacement of Trident, which forms such a massive part of our future expenditure? We could save...”
- Uk Arrest Warrants (Alleged War Crimes) (28 Jan 2010) has video
“Will my hon. and learned Friend confirm that in the Pinochet case, the then Home Secretary granted an extradition warrant, and that Pinochet was therefore detained and, subsequently, there was a legal process? However, the then Attorney-General declined to mount a UK prosecution against Pinochet, and he relied solely on the Spanish and, indeed, Belgian applications for extradition. Thus, the...”
- Uk Arrest Warrants (Alleged War Crimes) (28 Jan 2010) has video
“Can the Solicitor-General confirm a point? As I understand it, there has to be primary legislation. Does she intend to introduce such legislation?”
More of Jeremy Corbyn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 102 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 21 annotations 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.
- 186 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeremy Corbyn speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1456 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £13,784 (479th) | £17,873 (352nd) | £15,932 (544th) | £16,825 | £14,281 (519th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,447 (284th) |
| Staffing costs | £105,551 (45th) | £93,971 (81st) | £91,749 (45th) | £89,075 | £82,356 (30th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £71,926 (joint 49th with 1 other) | £52,295 (117th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,193 (498th) | £6,147 (408th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £934 (617th)3 | £1,826 (591st)2 | £864 (620th)1 | £1,248 | £1,777 (624th) | £146 (648th) | £3,342 (581st) | £1,372 (617th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £5,431 (152nd) | £1,189 (joint 156th with 2 others) | £2,473 (62nd) | £1,068 | £1,839 (126th) | £1,278 (161st) | £2,210 (59th) | £2,442 (40th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,356 (119th) | £6,066 (103rd) | £3,386 | £6,225 (97th) | £4,354 (144th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,136 (joint 441st with 1 other) | £925 (546th) | £0 | £1,793 (463rd) | £1,793 (455th) | £1,793 (434th) | £1,793 (joint 381st with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £7,713 (17th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,809 (521st) | £129,310 (539th) | £128,434 (477th) | £114,215 | £109,889 (548th) | £102,929 (578th) | £99,032 (555th) | £75,576 (538th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £409 (502nd). Misc £427 (74th). Other: Mileage £145 (41st). Rail £102 (114th). Air £127 (42nd). European £616 (90th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £27 (572nd). Rail £242 (539th). Misc £387 (92nd). Other: Rail £278 (67th).
