• Conservative MP for Mid Sussex
• Majority: 5,890 votes. — 428th out of 631 MPs.
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How Nicholas Soames voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 1 Feb 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Home Department, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Afghanistan, Housing, Asylum Seekers, Troop Transportation

(based on written questions asked by Nicholas Soames and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) scope and (b) length of the NATO contract for civilian aircraft in Afghanistan is; what aircraft types are involved; and how many military flying hours they are planned to free up each year.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Helicopters (21 Jul 2008)

“Has the right hon. Gentleman given any thought to the substitution of civilian helicopters to carry out conventional logistics tasks, so that more military helicopters can be freed up to go to Afghanistan?”

Written Answers — Transport: Transport: West Sussex (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what spending her Department has provided to improve the transport infrastructure of West Sussex in the last 10 years.”

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 61 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 52% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nicholas Soames speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 151 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 £1,895 (434th). Rail £144 (538th).