Ian Paisley Jnr’s voting in Parliament

Ian Paisley Jnr is a DUP MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other DUP MPs.

However, Ian Paisley Jnr sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Ian Paisley Jnr voted for a publicly owned railway system, while most DUP MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Ian Paisley Jnr has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Buses: Exhaust Emissions 28 Jul 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 11 February 2020, Transport Infrastructure, Official Report, column 712, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the timeline for the deployment of the funding committed to the purchase of more than 4,000 zero-carbon buses.

• Business of the House 9 Jul 2020

  I welcome the answer that the Leader of the House has just given, because aviation, aerospace and our local airports are all struggling and need help. I hope that there will be time for a full and proper debate, but was the Leader of the House as shocked as I was by the Northern Ireland Health Minister, who proposed to close air links between Great Britain and Northern Ireland as part of his...

• Economic Update 8 Jul 2020

  May I take the opportunity to say thank you, Chancellor? I am already receiving text messages from my constituents— from the business community and from ordinary men and women—saying thank you to the Chancellor for some of the measures that have been announced today. So, thank you, Sir. It is a very important statement that you have made and it will benefit many of my constituents. Last...

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DUP MP for North Antrim, Former DUP MLA for North Antrim

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 20 June 2010 — Resigned

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ianpaisleymp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Ian Paisley Jnr campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• HM Treasury
• Treasury
• Health
• Sudan
• Sri Lanka
• Sierra Leone
• Soft Drinks: Taxation
• India

Currently held offices

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 15 Jan 2020)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (since 8 May 2015)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (since 8 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (11 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 5 Dec 2016)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (8 May 2015 to 8 Jun 2017)
• Member, House of Commons Governance Committee (16 Oct 2014 to 17 Dec 2014)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (6 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (6 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian Paisley
• Henry Clark
• Phelim O'Neill
• Hugh O'Neill

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 32)
• House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 10)
• Immigration Bill Committee (0 out of 11)
• Mesothelioma Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (0 out of 13)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (0 out of 15)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice and Security Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Defamation Bill Committee (1 out of 5)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (5 out of 26)
• Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)