Paul Girvan’s voting in Parliament

Paul Girvan is a DUP MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other DUP MPs.

This is a selection of Paul Girvan’s votes.

• Voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2018
• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 27 votes against, in 2018

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

Paul Girvan has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways: Invalid Vehicles 13 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement for companies to allow mobility scooters to carried on their carriages as a condition of application to operate future rail franchises.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Public Transport: CCTV 12 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals for the mandatory 30-day retention of CCTV footage from train and bus services.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Bus Services: Licensing 12 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coach companies have had their operating licences revoked in the last five years.

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Profile

DUP MP for South Antrim

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Social Media

• @PaulGirvanMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Road Traffic Offences: Motorways
• Broadband: Northern Ireland
• Belfast Harbour
• Agriculture: Waste Disposal
• Liability

Currently held offices

• Member, Transport Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport) (since 1 Jul 2017)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Education) (since 1 Jul 2017)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Transport) (since 1 Jul 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Danny Kinahan
• William McCrea
• David Burnside
• William McCrea
• Clifford Forsythe
• James Molyneaux
• Knox Cunningham
• Douglas Savory

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Paul Girvan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 99 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 89.96% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
• 18 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Paul Girvan’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 11 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)