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Lord Mawhinney
Conservative Peer

• Also represented North West Cambridgeshire; Peterborough

• Entered the House of Lords on 6 July 2005
• Previously MP for North West Cambridgeshire until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Peterborough, 1979-1997, Cambridgeshire North, 1997-2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1986-1990; Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, 1990-1992; Minister of State, Department of Health, 1992-1994; Secretary of State for Transport, 1994-1995; Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party, 1995-1997; Opposition front bench spokesman on home affairs, 1997-1998. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election

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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Mawhinney voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes

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• Occasionally rebels against their party.

Most recent appearances

Immigration: Controls at Airports — Question (16 May 2012)

“My Lords, recently a good friend of mine who has for many years been a prominent businessman and economist in the north-eastern part of the United States rang me to demand to know why he and his wife had been held for two and a half hours at Heathrow trying to get through border controls. What explanation or excuse would my noble friend wish that I had given him?”

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (Continued) (10 May 2012)

“My Lords, like most if not all speakers, I came with a prepared speech. However, this is a debate so I will start by acknowledging and expressing appreciation for three speeches. The first was that of the noble Lord, Lord Owen. He raised sombre, significant, far-reaching and urgent points. I very much hope that the Government will address them in the depth that they deserve before the debate...”

Health Transition Risk Register — Statement (10 May 2012)

“My Lords, will my noble friend accept that, in trying to find a balance between disclosure and transparency on the one hand and long-term good governance on the other, he has made the right judgment? Will he accept that good governance cannot be traduced or undermined in any way because it is at the very heart of the legitimacy and credibility of what happens here and in another place? Will...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 31.02% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 50 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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