• Labour MP for Enfield North
• Majority: 1,920 votes. — 545th out of 631 MPs.
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How Joan Ryan voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Health, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): General Practitioners: Enfield, Housing: Disabled, Youth Services: Enfield, Employment: Enfield, Building Schools for the Future Programme: Enfield

(based on written questions asked by Joan Ryan and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Sports: Finance (3 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department provided to (a) amateur sports clubs and (b) sport in schools in (i) Enfield North constituency and (ii) London in each year since 1997.”

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Education Maintenance Allowance: Enfield (1 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people in the London Borough of Enfield received education maintenance allowance in each of the last five years.”

Written Answers — Transport: Cycling: Greater London (30 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which London boroughs operate a cycle to work scheme.”

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 66 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 114 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Joan Ryan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 93 times in debates — below 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 £220 (576th).