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.

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

• EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice 13 Nov 2018

  Does my right hon. Friend agree that the people of Northern Ireland are looking, most importantly, for clarity in relation to our constitutional position? How might any backstop impact on our constitutional position within the United Kingdom? It is vitally important that we have clarity on that at this stage, and it would be good to know if that was included in any of the legal opinion the...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Political Parties: Loans and Donations 31 Oct 2018

  Does the Minister agree that the loophole that allows millions of pounds of donations, including money from America, to be channelled to Sinn Féin through the Irish Republic drives a coach and horses through the UK’s financing rules that seek to prevent foreign influence on elections in the UK? This loophole needs to be closed for Northern Ireland to be brought in line with the...

• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill 24 Oct 2018

  It is with great sadness that we are here today, debating yet another Bill that should not have to be brought to this House. Unfortunately, we are in this position because of the intransigence of one party, as has been outlined by many speakers. Sinn Féin had the opportunity to go into an Assembly with us; it will not. I am not necessarily saying that we should be dealing with talks. I...

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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
• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Road Traffic Offences: Motorways
• Broadband: Northern Ireland
• Belfast Harbour
• Agriculture: Waste Disposal

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 31 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Paul Girvan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 107 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 89.88% 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") 12 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)