A selection of Brian H Donohoe's votes

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• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2014
• Generally voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2013
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013

We have lots more plain English analysis of Brian H Donohoe’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Brian H Donohoe’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Civil Service: Job Reductions 25 Mar 2015

  What assessment he has made of the effect on local economies of the reduction of jobs in the civil service.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Civil Service: Job Reductions 25 Mar 2015

  Can the right hon. Gentleman explain why he shut an office in my constituency that I fought long and hard to maintain, given that people have more than met the targets they have been given on every occasion in every year? Will he personally—he has not got long to go—have a wee look at that and perhaps write to tell me why he shut that office?

• Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Future Government Spending 4 Mar 2015

  I notice that there are no Scottish nats in the Chamber at present, which is not unusual. Will my hon. Friend touch on the effect of the price of North sea oil on the economy of today?

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Central Ayrshire

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Cunninghame South

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Transport
• Treasury
• Health
• Trade and Industry
• Work and Pensions
• Air Passenger Duty
• Vehicle Fleets
• Members: Correspondence
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Rescue Services: Helicopters

Other offices held in the past

• PPS (Lord Adonis, Minister of State), Department for Transport (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Member, Administration Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Transport Committee (22 Jul 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Transport Sub-committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Transport, Local Government & The Regions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Environment Sub-committee (15 Jul 1997 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Transport Sub-committee (15 Jul 1997 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Transport Committee (25 Jan 1993 to 21 Mar 1997)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Lambie
• Archibald Manuel
• Douglas Spencer-Nairn
• Archibald Manuel

Future MPs in this constituency

• Philippa Whitford

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Brian H Donohoe’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 69.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 41 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 200 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)