A selection of Boris Johnson's votes

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• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 7 absences, between 2003–2016
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 24 votes against, 35 absences, between 2008–2017
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2017

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 27 Apr 2017

  An error has been identified in the written answer given on 26 April 2017. The correct answer should have been: ​The UK has been at the forefront of those making the case that those found responsible for chemical weapons attacks must be held to account. A UK-US-French attempt to agree UN sanctions in response to previous chemical weapons attacks was vetoed by Russia and China...

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 27 Apr 2017

  ​The UK has been at the forefront of those making the case that those found responsible for chemical weapons attacks must be held to account. A UK-US-French attempt to agree UN sanctions in response to previous chemical weapons attacks was vetoed by Russia and China in the UN Security Council on 28 February. In March we helped secure agreement from the EU to add 4 Syrian military...

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Arms Trade: Exports 27 Apr 2017

  The key issue when considering export licence applications under Criterion Two of the Consolidated EU & National Arms Export Licensing Criteria is whether there is a clear risk that the items to be licensed might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law. It is not necessary, nor always possible, to make a determination about specific past...

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Former Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

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

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

Also represented Henley

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

Social Media

• @foreignoffice
• https://facebook.com/foreignoffice

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Boris Johnson campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Education and Skills
• Innovation
• Universities and Skills
• Home Department
• Health
• Treasury
• Capita
• Capita Group
• Further Education Colleges
• Community Hospitals
• Higher Education

Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (13 Jul 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Mayor of London (2 May 2008 to 5 May 2016)
• Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills (6 Jul 2007 to 27 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Higher Education), Education (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (9 Dec 2005 to 16 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Arts), Home Affairs (6 Jul 2004 to 15 Nov 2004)
• Shadow Minister (Arts), Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (1 Apr 2004 to 13 Nov 2004)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (1 Jul 2003 to 1 Jul 2004)

Future MPs in this constituency

• John Randall

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Extradition Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Courts Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (30 out of 39)

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Boris Johnson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 163 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 225 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)