A selection of Eddie McGrady's votes

See full list of topics voted on

• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
• Almost always voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 8 absences, between 1997–2004
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 32 absences, between 2008–2009

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

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: National Security Protocols 24 Mar 2010

  What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the national security protocols to be used after the devolution of policing and justice matters.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: National Security Protocols 24 Mar 2010

  I thank the Secretary of State for his reply. The intelligence services withheld information from the investigation into the tragedy of the Omagh bombing, and allegations have recently been made about the intelligence services' role in the death of Kieran Doherty in Derry. What further discussions will he have with the Northern Ireland Executive to prevent such things from happening and to...

• Written Answers — International Development: Sri Lanka: Overseas Aid 22 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to seek to improve the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka.

More of Eddie McGrady’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for South Down, Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for South Down

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

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

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 28 April 2003 — General election

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Northern Ireland
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Water Service
• Sellafield
• Civil Service
• Asylum Seekers
• Housing

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Enoch Powell
• Lawrence Orr

Future MPs in this constituency

• Margaret Ritchie
• Christopher Hazzard

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. More about this

• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Eddie McGrady’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — 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 18.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 23 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 283 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)