• Liberal Democrat MP for Fife North East
• Majority: 12,571 votes. — 95th out of 631 MPs.
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How Menzies Campbell voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for 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
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Stolen Equipment, Fraud, Arms Exports, Export Licences

(based on written questions asked by Menzies Campbell and answered by departments)

Orders of the Day: "Part IV — Bail (11 Jun 2008)

“Of course, and that point has been made by some of those who have been cited in the debate as having experience, and as therefore being people to whom we should pay attention. If we want to defeat the terrorists, we have to defeat not only their wish to blow up buildings, but their wish to damage and undermine the very freedoms upon which our system is based.”

Orders of the Day: "Part IV — Bail (11 Jun 2008)

“The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right; indeed, the Home Secretary gave the game away earlier today when she said, "Trust me." Of course one starts with a presumption in favour of trusting the Home Secretary, but such trust has not always been justified in every Home Secretary who has occupied that Front-Bench post since I first entered this House, and it is not likely to be justified in...”

Orders of the Day: "Part IV — Bail (11 Jun 2008)

“I regret to say that I do not share the conclusion drawn by the hon. Member for Blackpool, South (Mr. Marsden). I shall vote against the Government—not because I am soft on terror or because I fail to recognise the seriousness of the threat, but because I believe that the Government's proposals are profoundly mistaken, and that they are wrong in both principle and practice. Much of...”

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 15 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 68 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Menzies Campbell speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 247 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £2,500 (365th). Rail £2,475 (298th). Air £12,249 (27th). European £216 (118th).