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A selection of Pat Doherty's votes

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• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Has never voted on reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
• Has never voted on paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Prayer of Annulment S.R. 2012/203 26 Jun 2012

  Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. This is indeed my last contribution to the House as a Member, and it is an honour to do so in my capacity as Deputy Chair of the Committee for Regional Development. It is also an honour to have served under such a fine Chairman as Jimmy Spratt, and I say that with all sincerity. At the outset, I thank the Chair and my Committee colleagues for their...

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Health, Social Services and Public Safety: Children in Care 19 Jun 2012

  7. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the impact of our current and outdated adoption legislation on children in care. (AQO 2215/11-15)

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Health, Social Services and Public Safety: Children in Care 19 Jun 2012

  Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I thank the Minister for that answer. Does he agree that the needs of children are paramount and that every child should be placed in a loving home, including homes that may be of same-sex couples?

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Former Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone, Former Sinn Féin MLA for West Tyrone

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 1 July 2012 — Resigned

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• @PatDohertySF

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Pat Doherty campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

Previous MPs in this constituency

• William Thompson

Future MPs in this constituency

• Barry McElduff
• Órfhlaith Begley

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