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Mr John Hume
Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Foyle, Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Foyle

    • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
    • Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
    • Left the Assembly on 1 December 2000 — Resigned

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Mr John Hume voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Voted for equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
      • Has never voted on an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
      • Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
      • Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes
      • Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
      • Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
      • Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
      • Voted against university tuition fees. votes
      • Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
      • Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
      • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
      • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes

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      Most recent appearances

      Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (6 Apr 2005)

      “Prime Minister, could we get back to serious matters? Given that there has never been a war in the history of the world in which the vast majority of victims have not been innocent civilians, does the Prime Minister agree that the time has come to create a world where there is no longer war or conflict? Given his massive international respect, will he join together with other world leaders to...”

      Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Education and Library Boards (4 Apr 2005)

      “To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) recurrent and (b) capital expenditure funding provided to each Northern Ireland education and library board was in each year since 1995.”

      Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Invest Northern Ireland (24 Mar 2005)

      “To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the new building proposed in Derry by Invest Northern Ireland was agreed in principle by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment; if he will make a statement on the progress with the project; how many evaluations of the project have been carried out; and what target date he has set for the commencement of the building.”

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      Numerology

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      • Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
      • Has voted in 3.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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      Expenses

      Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

      Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £0 £1,509 (606th) £3,300 (606th) £3,440 (614th) £1,110 (613th)
      London costs      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Office running costs      £1,468 £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £28,592 (39th)
      Staffing costs      £3,991 £66,428 (509th) £64,093 (507th) £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) £35,384 (588th)
      Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel      £350 £8,913 (378th) £6,475 (465th) £7,426 (431st) £6,039 (424th)
      Members' Staff Travel      £0 £0 £0 £0 £629 (210th)
      Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Centrally Purchased Stationery      £0 £0 £157 (632nd) £228 (631st) £53 (648th)
      Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £0 £0 £560 (joint 618th with 1 other) N/A N/A
      Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £1,483 (joint 584th with 1 other) £1,483 (joint 570th with 1 other) £1,483 (joint 546th with 1 other) £1,483 (joint 472nd with 2 others)
      Other Costs      £34,142 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Total      £39,951 £97,658 (628th) £94,867 (618th) £92,791 (599th) £73,290 (564th)