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John MacDougall
Former Labour MP for Glenrothes
- Also represented Central Fife
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Left Parliament on 13 August 2008 — Died
- Majority: 10,664 votes. — 136th out of 632 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John MacDougall voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on 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 strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance (29 Sep 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made in his Department's discussions on granting blind people entitlement to the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting Act 2004 (1 Sep 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training on the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004 the police receive.”
- Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Prosecutions: Hunting Act (21 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Solicitor-General what training on the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004 staff of the Crown Prosecution Service receives.”
More of John MacDougall's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 69 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 4 select committees.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 32% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 26 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. 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).
| Type | 2007/08 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,340 (377th) | £20,960 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,305 (joint 197th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) | |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,777 (440th) | £19,927 | £16,284 (436th) | £18,607 (joint 382nd) | £18,229 (joint 208th) | £33,138 (22nd) | |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,471 (512th) | £83,185 | £73,376 (213th) | £65,415 (437th) | £41,371 (648th) | £25,118 (644th) | |
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,598 (191st)** | £14,673 | £19,171 (68th) | £20,929 (44th) | £13,944 (178th) | £9,969 (224th) | |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,268 (joint 89th) | £1,154 | £0 | £190 (joint 368th) | £748 (202nd) | £262 (joint 325th) | |
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £184 (632nd) | £316 | £63 (647th) | £32 (651st) | £316 (609th) | £682 (463rd) | |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | £634 (613th) | £680 | £385 (630th) | £224 (647th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £878 (joint 571st) | £878 | £2,015 (joint 48th) | £2,015 (joint 44th) | £2,015 (joint 44th) | £2,015 (joint 43rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Total | £130,150 (450th) | £141,773 | £132,196 (146th) | £127,717 (160th) | £96,345 (576th) | £89,193 (313th) |
** Car £2,419 (375th). Rail £7,471 (79th). Air £708 (131st).