A selection of Karl McCartney's votes

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• Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 17 votes for, 5 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2015
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2016
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 15 votes for, 27 votes against, 7 absences, between 2012–2017
• Consistently voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2016

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles 25 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its data on the distance an electric vehicle on full charge will travel when travelling at low speeds.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles 25 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its data on the level of NOx emissions and other pollutants produced by the generation of electricity to charge an electric vehicle.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: High Streets 24 Apr 2017

  What steps his Department is taking to support high streets.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Lincoln

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

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @karlmccartney
• https://facebook.com/LincolnConservatives

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Karl McCartney campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Department for Transport
• Justice
• Home Department
• HM Treasury
• Rspca
• Motor Vehicles: Insurance Premium Tax
• Driving Offences: Insurance
• Driving Tests: Personation
• Railways: Concessions

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Transport Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Transport Committee (5 Nov 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gillian Merron
• Kenneth Carlisle
• Margaret Jackson
• Dick Taverne
• Geoffrey De Freitas
• George Deer
• Walter Liddall
• Robert Taylor
• Alfred Davies
• Charles Roberts
• Charles Seely
• William Crosfield
• Frederick Kerans
• Joseph Ruston
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• Edward Chaplin
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• John Palmer
• Edward Heneage
• Charles Seely
• John Moore
• Charles Seely
• George Heneage
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• Charles Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Thomas Hobhouse
• Charles Sibthorp
• Charles Seely
• Charles Sibthorp
• William Collett
• Charles Sibthorp
• Edward Bulwer
• Charles Sibthorp
• Edward Bulwer
• George Heneage
• Edward Bulwer
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fardell
• John Fazakerley
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fazakerley
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Williams
• Robert Smith
• John Williams
• Robert Smith
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• Ralph Bernal
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• John Fazakerley
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• Henry Sullivan
• John Fazakerley
• Richard Ellison
• John Savile
• William Monson
• Richard Ellison
• William Monson
• Humphrey Sibthorp
• Richard Ellison
• Humphrey Sibthorp
• Richard Ellison

Future MPs in this constituency

• Karen Lee

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (9 out of 14)

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Karl McCartney’s speeches
• Has received answers to 80 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 93 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 55 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)