A selection of Gwyneth Dunwoody's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes
• Almost always voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Palestinians: Economic Situation 3 Apr 2008

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of (a) progress on implementation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan and (b) the effect of Hamas' control of Gaza on the overall development of the Palestinian economy.

• Written Answers — International Development: Palestinians: Overseas Aid 2 Apr 2008

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effect of the situation in Gaza on the flow of UK aid to the Palestinians; whether his Department plans to resume direct funding to the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Transport: Lorries: Testing 2 Apr 2008

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many heavy goods vehicle test stations are operated by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency; and what their locations are.

More of Gwyneth Dunwoody’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich

Entered the House of Commons on 31 March 1966 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 17 April 2008 — Died

Also represented Crewe; Exeter

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Transport
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Home Department
• Health
• Trade and Industry
• Railways
• London Olympics
• Pedicabs/Rickshaws
• Road Safety
• Delegated Examiners

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 18 Apr 2008)
• Chairman, Transport Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, Transport Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Chairman, Transport Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Edward Timpson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

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More about this

• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Gwyneth Dunwoody’s speeches
• Has received answers to 101 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 42.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 35 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 216 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)