A selection of Rosemary McKenna's votes

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• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 abstention, between 2003–2007
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010
• Consistently voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Scotland's Future in the UK 25 Nov 2009

  I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his approach to the Calman commission. It is exactly what was envisaged by those people involved in the constitutional convention. Does he share my view that this is a coherent package of measures that includes evidence supporting the assignment to the UK Parliament of those measures that should be so assigned, and that it should be delivered as such?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Economic Inactivity 25 Nov 2009

  Does my right hon. Friend share my anger at the Opposition for refusing to vote for any support that we give to the unemployed in Scotland, and for the abandonment of people in the 1980s and 1990s that this Government reversed in 1997?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Lending (Small Businesses) 17 Jun 2009

  May I add my voice to all the tributes that have been paid to you, Mr. Speaker? I look forward to bumping into you in my constituency. Does my hon. Friend share the view that the scale of what has been done to support the banks in the United Kingdom makes a very powerful and persuasive case for the protection of Scotland's interests within the United Kingdom?

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East

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

Also represented Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Scotland
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Solicitor-General
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Euro
• Friends of Scotland Initiative
• Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
• Case Adjournments
• Small and Medium Enterprises

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Chairman, Selection Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Procedure Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 20 Jan 2009)
• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Procedure Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gregg McClymont
• Stuart McDonald

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Rosemary McKenna’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71.74% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 28 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 52 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)