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Paul Maskey’s voting in Parliament

Paul Maskey is a Sinn Féin MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Sinn Féin MPs.

This is a selection of Paul Maskey’s votes.

• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
• Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords
• 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 a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU
• Has never voted on paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability

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

Paul Maskey

Last updated: 13 Jun 2018

Recent appearances

• Previous Business – Commons: Select Committee 7 Mar 2016

  Northern Ireland Affairs: Northern Ireland and the EU referendum. 1:15 pm
  Witnesses: Mike Nesbitt MLA, Ulster Unionist Party Michael McGimpsey MLA, Ulster Unionist Party Declan Kearney, National Chairperson, Sinn Féin Paul Maskey MP, Sinn Féin Megan Fearon MLA, Sinn Féin Gavin Robinson MP, Democratic Unionist Party

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Public Accounts Committee Reports and Memoranda of Reply 26 Jun 2012

  Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. I thank all the Members for taking part in today’s debate. I think that the previous one was in 2010, and a number of reports have been done since. I commend all the Committee members for taking the time to go through them and for having the patience to do so, and I commend them for all their hard work and dedication. I also commend the...

• Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Public Accounts Committee Reports and Memoranda of Reply 26 Jun 2012

  Yes.

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

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2011 — Byelection

Entered the Assembly on 9 March 2007 — election

Left the Assembly on 1 July 2012 — Resigned

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @PaulMaskeyMP
• https://facebook.com/sfpaulmaskeymp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Paul Maskey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gerry Adams
• Joseph Hendron
• Gerry Adams
• Gerry Fitt
• James Kilfedder
• Patricia McLaughlin
• John Beattie
• Thomas Teevan
• James MacManaway
• John Beattie
• Alexander Browne
• William Allen
• Robert Lynn
• Joseph Devlin
• Hugh Arnold-Forster
• Thomas Sexton
• James Haslett

Numerology

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