• Conservative MP for Mid Sussex
• Majority: 5,890 votes. — 431st out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

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

• Hardly ever 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, Housing, Afghanistan, Asylum Seekers, Troop Transportation

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

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Children's Health (6 May 2008)

“Does the hon. Lady agree that children's health starts with a happy and successful birth, and that it therefore makes no sense at all for the Government to press primary care trusts all over country, including those in West Sussex, to close and diminish the number of maternity services, particularly at Princess Royal hospital in Haywards Heath—an area of exceptional growth with an...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 52 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 51% 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 are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 74 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nicholas Soames speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 145 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 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).