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A selection of Martin McGuinness's votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Has never voted on more EU integration
• Has never voted on a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Oral Answers to Questions — The Executive Office: Paramilitary Organisations: Disbandment 19 Sep 2016

  I think that everybody knows that, during the Fresh Start negotiations, the political parties, mainly the DUP and Sinn Féin, came to an agreement. We established a three-person panel to bring forward a strategy. It is a strategy that we have accepted in total and are absolutely committed to implementing. That work will roll out over the next while. Of course, working closely with the...

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Oral Answers to Questions — The Executive Office: David Gordon: Powers of his Role 19 Sep 2016

  It is not a matter of what powers David Gordon will have. His responsibility, as a spokesperson for the Executive, will be to work very positively and constructively with everybody in the executive information service (EIS). It really does not concern me whatsoever, because I am absolutely convinced that the EIS and David Gordon will work very positively together, keeping in mind their job...

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Oral Answers to Questions — The Executive Office: David Gordon: Powers of his Role 19 Sep 2016

  I feel grand — absolutely grand. [Laughter.] Anything that benefits the working of the Executive and, by extension, enriches the lives of the people whom we represent is a good thing. I have done many things over the last 20 years, none of which I am ashamed of whatsoever, because I think that my contribution to this process has put us all where we are today. We have some catcalling...

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Profile

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

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

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

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

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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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 0 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)