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Jeremy Corbyn
Labour MP for Islington North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 6,716 votes. — 255th 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 very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, International Development
- 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
- [Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)
“Could the Minister help us and say why that change of heart took place? I ask that because the use had been to continue the illegal activities of Israel anyway in controlling Palestinian movements. That was not new; it has been going on for a very long time.”
- [Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)
“On the point I raised about torture, the Government gave a somewhat guarded response to the issue in their response to the Committee's report.”
- [Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)
“I welcome this debate. The issue was ignored for many years and we should give credit to Parliament for, in the past 10 years or so, developing the Quadripartite Committee's parliamentary examination of exports and having proper debates on the subject once a year. That is to be welcomed and shows that pressure from the people concerned about the effects of arms exports and the long-term...”
More of Jeremy Corbyn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 90 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 1436 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,873 (352nd) | £15,932 (544th) | £16,825 | £14,281 (519th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £16,447 (284th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,971 (81st) | £91,749 (45th) | £89,075 | £82,356 (30th) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £71,926 (joint 49th) | £52,295 (117th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,147 (408th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,826 (591st)* | £864 (620th)** | £1,248 | £1,777 (624th) | £146 (648th) | £3,342 (581st) | £1,372 (617th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,189 (joint 156th) | £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) | £925 (546th) | £0 | £1,793 (463rd) | £1,793 (455th) | £1,793 (434th) | £1,793 (joint 381st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £7,713 (17th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,310 (539th) | £128,434 (477th) | £114,215 | £109,889 (548th) | £102,929 (578th) | £99,032 (555th) | £75,576 (538th) |
* 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).