A selection of Callum McCaig's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 17 votes for, 3 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2017
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 20 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016

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Recent appearances

• Article 50 29 Mar 2017

  In an act of self-determination, the Scottish Parliament voted yesterday to hold an independence referendum. The Prime Minister has repeatedly said that now is not the time, which is interesting as nobody is planning to hold a referendum now, only at the conclusion of the negotiations that commence today. To paraphrase Ruth Davidson, what part of “now” does the Prime Minister not...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electricity: Exports 21 Mar 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average price of electricity exported from the UK through interconnectors was in the last 12 months.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electricity: Exports 21 Mar 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much electricity was exported from the UK through interconnectors in the last 12 months.

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Profile

Former Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen South

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @callum_mccaig
• https://facebook.com/CallumMcCaigSNP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Callum McCaig campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• HM Treasury
• Department for International Trade
• Department for International Development
• Fossil Fuels: Nigeria
• Renewable Energy
• Renewable Energy: Heating
• Carbon Sequestration
• Apprentices: Taxation

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Energy and Climate Change) (20 May 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Anne Begg
• Raymond Robertson
• Frank Doran
• Gerald Malone
• Iain Sproat
• Donald Dewar
• Grant of Monymusk
• Douglas Thomson
• Frederick Thomson
• John Fleming
• George Esslemont
• James Bryce

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ross Thomson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Energy BILL Committee (7 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Callum McCaig’s speeches
• Has received answers to 95 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 65.95% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 24 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 81 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)