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Martin Smyth
Former UUP MP for Belfast South
- Changed party from Independent Ulster Unionist on 8 Jan 2004; from UUP on 22 Jun 2003
- Entered Parliament on 4 March 1982 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martin Smyth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
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More on their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Minister for Women: Work-Life Balance (7 Apr 2005)
“May I first thank you, Mr. Speaker, for defending the rights of Back Benchers in minority parties? I wish to press the Minister on single women who have carried a load through life and have often been forgotten about in carrying responsibility for aged parents and others. Does she share my concern about job sharing, particularly in Departments where there does not seem to be a working...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Darfur (5 Apr 2005)
“The hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill (Ann McKechin) referred to the lack of trust in the Sudanese Government. Although one welcomes the improvement of the situation in Darfur, albeit there is still a long way to go, what assessment has been made of the impact of the continuing conflict in Darfur on the peace deal between the south and the north?”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Darfur (5 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the impact of the continuing conflict in Darfur on the North-South Sudanese peace deal.”
More of Martin Smyth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 53.08% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 1 person is tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £580 | £8,374 (585th) | £9,425 (570th) | £12,899 (563rd) | £10,560 (556th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £2,240 | £9,540 (613th) | £10,201 (632nd) | £17,201 (467th) | £8,324 (562nd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £5,772 | £57,800 (627th) | £62,030 (563rd) | £59,185 (541st) | £48,929 (218th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £281 | £11,705 (277th) | £13,990 (joint 174th with 1 other) | £13,633 (182nd) | £9,999 (joint 222nd with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £526 (273rd) | £704 (215th) | £0 | £16 (joint 460th with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £276 (joint 605th with 1 other) | £419 (joint 556th with 1 other) | £335 (605th) | £975 (343rd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,172 (546th) | £1,219 (527th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,622 (joint 534th with 2 others) | £1,622 (joint 523rd with 2 others) | £1,622 (joint 492nd with 2 others) | £1,622 (joint 415th with 2 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £17,274 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £26,147 | £91,015 (644th) | £99,610 (597th) | £104,875 (489th) | £80,425 (482nd) |