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William McCrea
DUP MP for South Antrim, Former DUP MLA for South Antrim

• Also represented Mid Ulster

• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
• Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
• Left the Assembly on 1 July 2010 — Resigned

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How William McCrea voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Has never voted on university tuition fees. votes
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Has never voted on an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Northern Ireland, Treasury, Defence, Home Department, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Crosshill Quarry, Housing, Tax Credits, Armed Forces: Northern Ireland, Biodiversity

(based on written questions asked by William McCrea and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Chairman, Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Chairman, Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (3 out of 40)
• Chairman, Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Most recent appearances

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)

“I know that for some this is a day for self-congratulation. Others in our society and our country are deeply wounded. I humbly and unashamedly confess that I am a born-again, Bible-believing Christian. I fear that in many ways our nation is swiftly turning its back on many of the great principles it was built upon. Some suggest that we hold on to our traditional views of marriage because of...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Legal Aid (21 May 2013)

“What recent representations has the Secretary of State had from the Department and Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Assembly concerning the reform of legal aid?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 42 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 51.92% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 375 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £415 (549th). Rail £2,008 (350th). Air £16,427 (7th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,865 (300th). Air £14,623 (10th).

³ Rail £2,043 (333rd). Air £14,282 (12th).