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John Butterfill
Former Conservative MP for Bournemouth West
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,031 votes. — 441st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Butterfill voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. 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
- Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services (8 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he plans to regulate audio-visual information systems on local bus services, as set out in the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000.”
- Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements): Clause 41 — Allowances claims (2 Mar 2010)
“I am pleased to say that the legal advisers to the trustees have confirmed that that is an appropriate interpretation of the legislation. We will therefore not press the amendment to a vote, and the same applies to amendment 80 as amended by amendments (a) and (b). We tabled amendments (a) to Government amendment 76 because although in the case of a new scheme all the accrued rights will be...”
- Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements): Clause 41 — Allowances claims (2 Mar 2010)
“The trustees are extremely grateful to the Justice Secretary, who has worked with us tirelessly of late to try to reach agreement on these extremely complex matters. It is important that we do not miss any issues, and that everything is properly understood. The trustees-and, ultimately, pensioners-will face unwelcome and unfair unintended consequences unless we get this right. The trustees...”
More of John Butterfill's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 58.54% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 57 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 401 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 (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 | £18,882 (331st) | £22,877 (223rd) | £17,561 (455th) | £15,337 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £18,078 (424th) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,983 (354th) | £10,617 (577th) | £20,284 (336th) | £15,842 | £15,960 (449th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,199 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £9,328 (539th) |
| Staffing costs | £85,984 (508th) | £76,218 (573rd) | £83,703 (346th) | £78,820 | £73,697 (203rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,139 (297th) | £55,423 (63rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £297 (591st) | £9,063 (278th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,511 (414th)1 | £5,547 (432nd)2 | £4,724 (481st)3 | £4,133 | £5,560 (518th) | £7,039 (441st) | £8,589 (390th) | £5,274 (454th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £86 | £0 | £127 (405th) | £0 | £61 (joint 430th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £128 (317th) | 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 | £2,037 (515th) | £485 (499th) | £564 (joint 500th with 1 other) | £504 | £575 (joint 462nd with 1 other) | £495 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £624 (joint 508th with 1 other) | £441 (575th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,275 (joint 516th with 2 others) | £1,750 (453rd) | £1,094 | £1,540 (joint 484th with 1 other) | £980 (567th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,004 (574th) | £793 (joint 601st with 2 others) | £793 | £1,713 (joint 508th with 1 other) | £1,713 (499th) | £1,713 (471st) | £1,410 (499th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,694 (544th) | £127,214 (556th) | £129,379 (465th) | £116,609 | £119,947 (400th) | £117,509 (364th) | £112,342 (341st) | £87,675 (350th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,503 (126th). Rail £73 (565th). Other: European £935 (59th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,606 (147th). Rail £174 (543rd). Other: Rail £21 (180th). European £746 (78th).