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Jeremy Corbyn
Labour MP for Islington North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. 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 transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Transport, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Western Sahara, British Indian Ocean Territory, London Metropolitan University, Colombia
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Corbyn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“I am pleased that we are having this debate and hope that at the meeting in Brussels the Government will not use their veto and lead us into the danger of supplying arms to Syria. For some time now the Foreign Office has been chatting quite openly about the possibility of supplying arms. Indeed, in a letter to me of 22 April the Minister stated: “As things stand today, there is going...”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“In the strategy that the Government appear to be adopting in contemplating giving arms supplies to one opposition group, are we not in danger of fuelling a civil war within a civil war? The only solution is a political one involving all countries, including Iran.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Judicial Review (Reforms) (21 May 2013)
“How can the Minister possibly claim that these changes are not damaging access to justice, when she knows full well that by reducing the possibility of taking cases to judicial review, public authorities and the Executive cannot be held to account by ordinary citizens? Why is she destroying what is so important in our justice system in this country?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 80 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 187 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.40% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1713 times in debates — well above 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 | £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)1 | £1,826 (591st)2 | £864 (620th)3 | £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) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £27 (572nd). Rail £242 (539th). Misc £387 (92nd). Other: Rail £278 (67th).
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).