• Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South
• Majority: 3,362 votes. — 495th out of 631 MPs.
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How Mike Hancock voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. 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, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Uganda, Parliamentary Questions, Animal Experiments, Retirement Age

(based on written questions asked by Mike Hancock and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Health: Dental Services (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists are working on primary care lists in England; how many people were on waiting lists for NHS dental treatment at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Weapons (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) diplomatic and (b) practical steps his Department is taking to support the establishment of a verifiable Middle East Zone free of weapons of mass destruction and associated delivery systems; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Animal Experiments (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many animals were used for the purposes of marine biotoxins testing in 2006 for (i) PSP toxins and (ii) DSP toxins; what plans she has to replace the use of animals for these purposes; and what plans she has to revoke all existing licences for animal tests for these purposes.”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 751 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 55% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 95 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mike Hancock speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 126 times in debates — 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 £5,919 (80th).