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Kali Mountford
Former Labour MP for Colne Valley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 1,501 votes. — 584th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Kali Mountford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. 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 a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Mar 2010) has video
“May I pay my own personal tribute to all the officers we have lost and give my condolences to their families? I am sure we miss them all. May I ask the Prime Minister why, in his view, fairness should be the hallmark of a good Government?”
- Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: Caring for the Elderly (15 Jul 2009)
“I have been a Member in this House for a little while now, and during that time I have discussed demographic change on many occasions. The hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson) has been in the Chamber for some of those debates, and we have had several exchanges about the need to look ahead at what we must do for people in the future. It is therefore a little remiss to have forgotten...”
- Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: Caring for the Elderly (15 Jul 2009)
“I shall do my best to sit down, if the hon. Gentleman will give me a moment to do so.”
More of Kali Mountford's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 47.44% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 77 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 186 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,279 (210th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,579 (400th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,892 (128th) | £23,791 (68th) | £21,806 (192nd) | £25,096 | £20,776 (7th) | £18,705 (344th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £17,307 (254th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,871 (242nd) | £85,535 (397th) | £86,409 (231st) | £79,042 | £66,906 (476th) | £63,217 (535th) | £61,309 (483rd) | £43,323 (433rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,407 (562nd) | £5,766 (422nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,387 (228th)1 | £14,230 (98th)2 | £16,152 (46th)3 | £13,919 | £20,353 (53rd) | £19,966 (54th) | £16,510 (103rd) | £11,663 (149th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,502 (42nd) | £460 (224th) | £1,324 (85th) | £1,129 | £1,609 (109th) | £1,092 (145th) | £1,920 (52nd) | £835 (161st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,977 (6th) | £4,692 (6th) | 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 | £2,497 (442nd) | £897 (joint 265th with 1 other) | £1,155 (joint 238th with 1 other) | £1,304 | £912 (322nd) | £1,061 (231st) | £892 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £1,545 (joint 158th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £300 (632nd) | £3,020 (288th) | £1,200 | £1,163 (550th) | £1,013 (563rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,261 (joint 240th with 6 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,979 (joint 105th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 98th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 97th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 94th with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £3,194 (57th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,013 (16th) | £2,907 (50th) | £0 |
| Total | £166,732 (103rd) | £160,015 (101st) | £153,034 (63rd) | £143,324 | £134,600 (116th) | £134,325 (73rd) | £123,473 (98th) | £91,231 (257th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,378 (67th). Rail £4,009 (236th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,816 (12th). Rail £6,414 (138th).