A selection of Iris Robinson's votes

See full list of topics voted on

• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 6 absences, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 3 absences, in 2004
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 36 absences, between 2008–2009

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks 8 Dec 2009

  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions illicit alcoholic beverages have been found in the Sperrin unit of HM Prison Magilligan in the last five years.

• Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Sexual Offences 7 Dec 2009

  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many sex offenders were housed in dormitory accommodation in HM Prison Magilligan (a) in the nine months up to August 2009 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available; on what authority they were so housed; and what steps have been taken to move them to single cell accommodation; (2) how many sex offenders have...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Gary McKinnon (Extradition) 1 Dec 2009

  The decision will grate on the people of Northern Ireland, who for years have witnessed political and judicial protection for IRA terrorist murderers who fled to America and were never extradited despite many requests. In the light of that, will the Secretary of State reconsider his view?

More of Iris Robinson’s recent appearances

Profile

Former DUP MP for Strangford, Former DUP MLA for Strangford

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

Left the House of Commons on 13 January 2010 — Resigned

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 12 January 2010 — Resigned

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Northern Ireland
• Health
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Defence
• Health Services
• Mental Health
• Autism
• General Practitioners
• Police Service of Northern Ireland

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (11 Nov 2008 to 14 Jan 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Taylor

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jim Shannon

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

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 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Iris Robinson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: WriteToThem had possibly bad contact details for this MP.
• Has voted in 28.36% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 43 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 40 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)