• Labour MP for Workington
• Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (since 11 May 2005)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 6,895 votes. — 330th out of 632 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Tony Cunningham voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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, Selection Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Defence

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Correspondence, Fireworks, Afghanistan, Sugar Protocol

(based on written questions asked by Tony Cunningham and answered by departments)

Orders of the Day: European Union (Amendment) Bill (4 Mar 2008)

“rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. Question, That the Question be now put, put and agreed to.”

Orders of the Day: New Clause 6 — Local authorities: transfer of functions (15 Jun 2007)

“Don't go there.”

Bill Presented: Darfur (5 Jun 2007)

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 91% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 75 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tony Cunningham speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 48 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,403 (204th). Rail £11,413 (19th).