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Margaret Ritchie
Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for South Down, Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for South Down
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 26 November 2003 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 31 March 2012 — Resigned
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Margaret Ritchie voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Energy and Climate Change, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Food: Labelling, Aggregates Levy: Northern Ireland, Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland, Sellafield, Common Fisheries Policy
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Westminster Hall (19 Jun 2013)
“Car clamping in private car parks – Margaret Ritchie. ”
- Common Agricultural Policy (18 Jun 2013)
“I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate on the reform of the common agricultural policy. I represent a rural constituency in Northern Ireland where the active farmer is prominent, and there is a need to emphasise the role of the active farmer in single farm payments. Farmers have had to withstand difficult weather conditions in the past 18 months. A combination of wet weather...”
- Common Agricultural Policy (18 Jun 2013)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I absolutely agree that farmers need to receive a fair income for the work they undertake, notwithstanding difficult weather conditions, soil fertility or other matters. We must use all the levers at our disposal, including those in the EU, to achieve the best possible outcome for our farmers and our industry. Only last weekend there were some...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 33.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 70 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register