• UUP MP for North Down
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 4,944 votes. — 367th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Lady Hermon voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Speaker's Committee (since 4 Oct 2006)
• Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Northern Ireland, Home Department, Defence, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Juvenile Justice Centre, Correspondence, Police, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Alzheimer's Disease

(based on written questions asked by Lady Hermon and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equal Opportunities: EU Law (6 May 2008)

“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the timetable is for the implementation of the EU Gender Directive; and if she will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equal Opportunities: EU Law (6 May 2008)

“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps the Government have taken to implement the EU Gender Directive.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Gift Aid (6 May 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on charities of the change in the Gift Aid rate which entered into force on 6 April 2008.”

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• Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 151 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 33% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lady Hermon speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 135 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £160 (577th). Rail £1,065 (415th). Air £9,737 (41st).