A selection of Colin Burgon's votes

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• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 34 votes for, 3 votes against, 5 absences, between 2006–2009
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, between 1999–2007
• Almost always voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 10 votes against, between 2003–2007

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — amendment of the law 24 Mar 2010

  May I preface my remarks by paying tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (John McFall) and echoing his comments about the staff? Like him, I am standing down at the next election, and I should like to thank all the staff of the House of Commons, especially the ladies in the Tea Room. I hope that that will get me a few more chips the next time I go in. I shall...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — amendment of the law 24 Mar 2010

  I am not sure that I have always bought into that analysis, but I will try to deal with the state and structure of the British economy during my speech because it is central to the debate. Another letter to the Financial Times on 18 February from a further group of respected economists said: "History is littered with examples of premature withdrawal of the government stimulus, from the US...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — amendment of the law 24 Mar 2010

  I share the hon. Gentleman's analysis. Indeed, we share a common analysis of the problems at Leeds United, but we had better not go there. It is interesting to see that we share that economic analysis as well. As Joseph Stiglitz explained last month-this picks up perfectly on the hon. Gentleman's intervention-we need "investments in technology, education and infrastructure . . . In short,...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Elmet

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• International Development
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Health
• Cuba
• Forensic Science Service
• Colombia
• Venezuela
• Seasonal Fruit Pickers

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 14 Jun 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Spencer Batiste

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 21)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Colin Burgon’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
• Has voted in 75.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 33 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)