• Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester
• Majority: 7,476 votes. — 422nd out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Mark Oaten voted on key issues since 2001:

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

Select Committee membership

• Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 29 Sep 2008)
• Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 29 Apr 2008)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Prisons, Police, Prisoners, Security Passes

(based on written questions asked by Mark Oaten and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict (18 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of recent activity by the Lords' Resistance Army (LRA) in north-eastern Congo; what assessment he has made of such reports; and what representations he has received on the indictment by the International Criminal Court of four LRA members.”

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 157 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 32% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Oaten speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 187 times in debates — above 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 £3,771 (261st). Rail £1,587 (373rd). European £1,661 (14th).