• Labour MP for Liverpool, Riverside
• Majority: 10,214 votes. — 92nd out of 631 MPs.
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How Louise Ellman voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Liaison Committee (since 3 Jun 2008)
• Chairman, Transport Committee (since 23 May 2008)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Lyons Review, Iran, Railways, Doctors: Training

(based on written questions asked by Louise Ellman and answered by departments)

[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] — Road Safety (16 Jul 2008)

“We might, as the hon. Gentleman says, be talking about a minority of drivers, but the statistics show that there is a very high incidence of deaths of young male drivers—and, often, their passengers—against a background of generally falling accidents. Does not he accept the need to single out that particular phenomenon for special attention?”

[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] — Road Safety (16 Jul 2008)

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree with the general conclusions of the Transport Committee on this matter: we are dealing with unnecessary carnage and tragedy, and the solution is a combination of methods, including attitude changing, skills acquisition and possible restrictions on where and how young new drivers can drive their vehicles?”

[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] — Road Safety (16 Jul 2008)

“My hon. Friend is correct in pointing to a section of the Committee's report that referred to a particular type of training, but the Committee also recommended that there should be a change in how the driving test is conducted, and that it should be possible to pass the test only if the driver has experience of driving in a wide range of conditions. That was an important part of our report.”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 42 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 141 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Louise Ellman speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 93 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £1,816 (440th). Rail £11,464 (18th). Air £163 (217th).