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Jo Swinson
Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire
- Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 4,061 votes. — 496th 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 Jo Swinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 13 Jul 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Manpower, Embassies, Mental Illness, Departmental Televisions, Departmental Data Protection
(based on written questions asked by Jo Swinson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Testing (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has evaluated on the comparative (a) safety and (b) effectiveness of (i) human biology-based testing and (ii) animal testing of new drugs and treatments.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: International Whaling Commission (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what objectives he has set for the outcomes of the inter-sessional meeting of the International Whaling Commission in March 2010.”
- Written Answers — Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities: Females (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Prime Minister if he will consider the merits of establishing a Ministerial post to take forward the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development to prevent violence against women and to promote women's rights internationally.”
More of Jo Swinson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 64 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 147 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 annotations 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.
- 87 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jo Swinson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 243 times in debates — 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,859 (291st) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £18,590 (434th) | £18,382 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,262 (160th) | £18,618 (315th) | £25,643 (83rd) | £19,013 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £78,518 (580th) | £90,410 (203rd) | £80,012 (444th) | £63,016 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,286 (292nd) | £5,557 (434th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,246 (103rd)3 | £14,130 (99th)2 | £11,981 (136th)1 | £9,072 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £693 (106th) | £611 (173rd) | £733 (169th) | £1,098 | ||||
| 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 | £2,512 (439th) | £693 (joint 362nd with 1 other) | £832 (joint 349th with 1 other) | £1,131 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,937 (247th) | £2,435 (348th) | £3,504 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,202 (joint 323rd with 1 other) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £145,377 (379th) | £157,241 (137th) | £141,392 (254th) | £116,382 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,318 (485th). Rail £3,288 (271st). Air £7,955 (59th). Misc £1,527 (14th). Other: Rail £42 (159th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,362 (456th). Rail £3,409 (265th). Air £6,677 (56th). Misc £1,249 (23rd). Other: Rail £183 (87th). European £366 (117th).
1 Car £2,469 (369th). Rail £2,829 (274th). Air £6,683 (69th).
