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Jim Devine
Former Labour MP for Livingston
- Entered Parliament on 30 September 2005 — Byelection
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 2,680 votes. — 490th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jim Devine voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Poverty (8 Apr 2010) has video
“As my hon. Friend knows, there are over 100 years of coal underground. Should we not look at a strategy for extracting that coal? That would make a major contribution to the eradication of fuel poverty.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (16 Dec 2009) has video
“Has my right hon. and learned Friend seen today's Daily Record, which exposed a legalised lending company charging an annual percentage rate of 2,639,538.9 per cent? Is it not about time that we followed the lead of European countries and put a cap on interest charges, especially in the run-up to Christmas?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (15 Dec 2009) has video
“Can we follow the lead of other European countries and introduce a cap on interest rates for the likes of store cards? People will be using store cards over the next few weeks in the run-up to Christmas. If someone spends £1,000, it will take them 15 years to clear that if they simply pay the minimum. That is totally unacceptable.”
More of Jim Devine's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.73% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 58 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 53 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 86 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,659 (99th) | £22,898 (220th) | £21,499 (joint 312th with 1 other) | £16,187 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,782 (228th) | £21,274 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £20,622 (270th) | £13,263 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £93,956 (362nd) | £89,532 (250th) | £91,993 (42nd) | £46,718 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,209 (218th) | £10,028 (125th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,038 (93rd)1 | £17,335 (42nd)2 | £22,429 (12th)3 | £12,975 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £1,761 (32nd) | £1,660 (55th) | £806 | ||||
| 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 | £2,961 (381st) | £1,610 (74th) | £810 (361st) | £271 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,662 (162nd) | £3,484 (233rd) | £1,200 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,033 (555th) | £905 (joint 558th with 1 other) | £877 | |||||
| Other Costs | £11,145 (13th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £175,749 (33rd) | £169,133 (21st) | £163,402 (13th) | £92,297 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,696 (297th). Rail £1,962 (356th). Air £9,380 (46th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,192 (188th). Rail £3,054 (286th). Air £10,089 (38th).
3 Car £6,384 (53rd). 3rd party £1,198 (12th). Rail £2,538 (292nd). Air £12,309 (26th).