• Labour MP for Linlithgow & Falkirk East
• Majority: 11,202 votes. — 195th out of 630 MPs.
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How Michael Connarty voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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, Liaison Committee (since 3 Jun 2008)
• Chairman, European Scrutiny Committee (since 19 Oct 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Trade and Industry, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Broadband, Call Centres, Haemophilia, Pesticides, Agriculture and Fisheries Council

(based on written questions asked by Michael Connarty and answered by departments)

Deferred Division: European Scrutiny (Standing Orders) (12 Nov 2008) has video

“Has the hon. Gentleman read the detail of the amendment? It says that when every Committee meets, the first thing that it has to do is decide at that time whether to meet in private or in public on certain issues. That, I think, would lead to a point scoring process. Certain members would turn up hoping to bounce the Chairman to make the decision to meet in public at exactly 2.30. We would...”

Deferred Division: European Scrutiny (Standing Orders) (12 Nov 2008)

“May I first deal with the calumny of the hon. Member for New Forest, West (Mr. Swayne)? He has probably never asked his hon. Friends who sit on the European Scrutiny Committee to see the paperwork it deals with. Those who take it seriously read every paper. That is the secret of European legislation: reading all the papers. I can assure him, as the Chairman of the Committee, that I read...”

Deferred Division: European Scrutiny (Standing Orders) (12 Nov 2008)

“If the right hon. Lady looks back at the debate, she will find that the House decided that we should protect officials of the House when they give us advice. That is not possible unless we go through the process. We must treat their advice seriously, but in private sittings I have seen members of my Committee arguing, sometimes three or four times, to try to get an official to change the...”

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 13 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Connarty speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 254 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £8,520 (7th). Rail £1,907 (342nd). Air £11,362 (32nd).