• Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire
• Shadow Minister, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (since 6 Mar 2008)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 4,061 votes. — 487th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Jo Swinson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 13 Jul 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Televisions, Departmental Data Protection, Databases (Security Breaches), Television Sets, Sustainable Development

(based on written questions asked by Jo Swinson and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the annual cost of measuring life satisfaction as part of the sustainable development indicators.”

Written Answers — Health: Mental Health Services (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treating stress-related conditions; (2) how many people were diagnosed with stress-related conditions in each of the last 10 years.”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Working Hours (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much his Department's Work-Life Balance Study cost.”

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• Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 194 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 30 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jo Swinson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 154 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,469 (369th). Rail £2,829 (274th). Air £6,683 (69th).