A selection of Martin McGuinness's votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Has never voted on reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions

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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...

• 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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Former Sinn Féin MLA for Foyle, Former Sinn Fein 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

Party was Sinn Fein until 14 May 2001; Sinn Féin until 28 Apr 2003; Sinn Fein until 11 Apr 2005; Sinn Féin until 30 Jan 2007; Sinn Fein until 12 Apr 2010; Sinn Féin until 24 Mar 2011; Sinn Fein until 2 Jan 2013

Also represented Mid Ulster

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

Social Media

• @M_McGuinness_SF
• https://facebook.com/Martin4President

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

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Martin McGuinness’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2013: Too little data for valid analysis.
• People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• 25 people are tracking this MLA
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 0 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)