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Tony Blair
Former Labour MP for Sedgefield
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 27 June 2007 — Resigned
- Majority: 18,457 votes.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tony Blair voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jun 2007) has video
“First of all, I know that the whole House will want to join me in sending our deep condolences to the family and friends of Major Paul Harding of the 1st Battalion the Rifles, and Corporal John Rigby of the 4th Battalion the Rifles, both of whom died in Iraq; and Drummer Thomas Wright, of the 1st Battalion the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. All three of them were outstanding...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jun 2007) has video
“Let me point out to the hon. Gentleman that, as he knows, the proposals for the hospitals in his constituency were reviewed by Sir George Alberti, who is someone who has spent a whole lifetime of service in the national health service. He said: "Put starkly, it is evident that high quality modern care cannot be provided for all specialties in all three acute hospitals in the area." He...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jun 2007) has video
“First, let me shock my hon. Friend by saying that the definition of socialism that he has just given—that it is for the many and not the few—is one that I wholeheartedly share. Secondly, let me say that it is absolutely right that we recognise that results are better not because of a downgrading of the exams, but because our pupils are performing better as a result of the...”
More of Tony Blair's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 9.31% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
- 89 people are tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £5,772 (577th) | £10,917 (555th) | £8,399 | £16,417 (445th) | £15,490 (457th) | £19,538 (316th) | £8,001 (588th) | |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Office running costs | £2,181 (644th) | £4,386 (641st) | £2,263 | £2,399 (657th) | £3,978 (657th) | £6,672 (647th) | £10,348 (joint 512th with 1 other) | |
| Staffing costs | £19,188 (644th) | £79,491 (461st) | £75,612 | £72,481 (237th) | £58,334 (609th) | £52,035 (611th) | £45,789 (329th) | |
| Communications Allowance | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £652 (625th)2 | £317 (631st)3 | £202 | £439 (647th) | £634 (646th) | £236 (649th) | £0 | |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £316 (269th) | £0 | £170 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £81 (joint 437th with 1 other) | £0 | £715 (185th) | |
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £125 (637th) | £179 | £214 (623rd) | £117 (640th) | £160 (639th) | £402 (588th) | |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £0 | £490 (622nd) | £687 | £0 | £326 (638th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,249 (joint 268th with 1 other) | £1,042 (359th) | £0 | £1,876 (joint 353rd with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 346th with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 338th with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 318th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £35,022 (1st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Total | £64,064 (644th) | £97,084 (635th) | £87,342 | £93,996 (637th) | £80,836 (650th) | £80,517 (644th) | £67,131 (617th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £652 (475th).