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A selection of Martin McGuinness’s votes

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• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, in 2010.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2010. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2004–2011.
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 10 absences, between 1999–2012.
• Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 2003–2012.

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statements: North/South Ministerial Council Plenary: Friday 18 November 2016 22 Nov 2016

  The First Minister and I addressed that issue when we wrote to the British Prime Minister. The good news is that we are pleased that almost €120 million has already been approved for INTERREG IVa. We expect the INTERREG programme to be fully committed before the end of the year. Obviously, the longer term is a scenario that we will have to deal with in the course of any upcoming negotiations.

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statements: North/South Ministerial Council Plenary: Friday 18 November 2016 22 Nov 2016

  Well, at the last NSMC plenary meeting on 4 July 2016, it was agreed that a full audit would be undertaken in all sectors to identify the possible impacts, risks, opportunities and contingencies arising in the phases preceding and following the UK's withdrawal from the EU; that this work will, in turn, be submitted to ministerial sectoral meetings for consideration as to the strategic and...

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statements: North/South Ministerial Council Plenary: Friday 18 November 2016 22 Nov 2016

  As Members will be aware, the First Minister met the Taoiseach and had a very good meeting in Dublin last week. That is all that needs to be said about it. I think that we are satisfied. The First Minister and I travel extensively throughout the world. We have always had tremendous support from our diplomatic service and the Irish Government diplomats everywhere we go. During the...

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Profile

Former Sinn Féin MLA for Foyle, Former Sinn Féin MP for Mid Ulster

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 2 January 2013 — Resigned

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 26 January 2017 — Dissolved for election

Also represented Mid Ulster

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• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @M_McGuinness_SF
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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Hume

Future MPs in this constituency

• John Hume
• Mark Durkan
• Elisha McCallion
• Colum Eastwood