• Labour MP for Birmingham, Perry Barr
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 7,948 votes. — 270th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Khalid Mahmood voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Health, Northern Ireland

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sandwell and West Birmingham Acute Trust, Further Education, Sex Offenders, Occupational Deafness, Voter Registration

(based on written questions asked by Khalid Mahmood and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: UK-Pakistan Relations (11 Nov 2008)

“Is my hon. Friend aware that the British embassy in Islamabad has stopped taking applications from Mirpur, which has made it extremely difficult for people there to have applications processed, as the nearest places at present are Lahore or the United Arab Emirates? Since there have been no terrorist activities in Mirpur, that situation should not continue.”

Written Answers — Justice: Young People: Reoffending (15 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent young people convicted of knife and gun crime from reoffending.”

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below 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 61% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 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.
• 122 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Khalid Mahmood speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 31 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,565 (187th). Rail £9,745 (36th).