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Nigel Dodds

DUP MP for Belfast North, DUP MLA for Belfast North

• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
• Majority: 5,188 votes. — 340th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Nigel Dodds voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and 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 a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Members' Allowances Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Northern Ireland, Treasury, Defence, Constitutional Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Fuel Poverty, Kenya, Schools, Belfast Regeneration Office

(based on written questions asked by Nigel Dodds and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Draft Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (30 Jun 2009)

“I beg to move That the draft Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 be approved. I thought that, after my last speech, people thought that I had gone already. I thank Members who have been hanging around all day especially for this item of business, because I know that there is a big interest in it. The Order provides, at article 3, increases in the annual salaries payable to...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Final Stage (30 Jun 2009)

“No. We have had a lengthy debate, a lot of issues have been dealt with, and I want to try to respond to some of them in the time that is available. UK fiscal policy and the Treasury’s approach to that at Westminster fall outside my remit; it is a matter for colleagues at Westminster. No doubt, the Member will be able to ask questions of people who are closer to him than to us in respect...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Final Stage (30 Jun 2009)

“As I said previously, I want to try to address the issues that have been raised. Many of the points are not new. I read the Second Stage of the Budget (No. 2) Bill in the Official Report, and a lot of the issues that have been raised today were raised then. I do not blame anyone for that, because people are being consistent. However, they are similar issues, and there is nothing particularly...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 43% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nigel Dodds speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 144 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,572 (333rd). Rail £3,829 (248th). Air £12,043 (24th). Misc £421 (75th). Other: European £2,671 (5th).

^** Car £4,623 (180th). Rail £1,354 (393rd). Air £13,149 (22nd). Other £256 (44th).