A selection of Mark Reckless's votes

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• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 17 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2012
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 10 absences, between 2010–2014
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2012
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2012–2014
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Today’s Business of the House 26 Mar 2015

  The coalition agreement promised: “A House Business Committee, to consider government business, will be established by the third year of the Parliament.” Is the Leader of the House proud that instead of that, his legacy is continued Government control of the bulk of the parliamentary timetable to be exploited for partisan purposes as we see today?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Protection from slavery for overseas domestic workers 17 Mar 2015

  Is the hon. Gentleman not concerned that subsection (b) of the Lords amendment, which would allow workers in these categories to extend for up to 12 months each time, might create a sub-category of foreign domestic servant, separate from the domestic labour market, and that would make exploitation more likely?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Protection from slavery for overseas domestic workers 17 Mar 2015

  I am grateful for your indulgence, Madam Deputy Speaker. I entered the Chamber during the speech by the right hon. Member for Delyn (Mr Hanson), who made some compelling points. I intended only to listen to the debate before making up my mind between the Government’s and the Opposition’s approach, and I am pleased that the differences seem to have narrowed. There appears, at least...

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Profile

Former UKIP MP for Rochester and Strood

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Party was Conservative until 30 Sep 2014

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @MarkReckless

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Transport
• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Education
• Thames Estuary Airport
• Aviation: Olympic Games 2012
• Teachers: Training
• Loans: Republic of Ireland
• Power Stations

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Sep 2014)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Kelly Tolhurst

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (13 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Mark Reckless’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 45.54% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 60 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 171 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)