Early release of automatic website which parses the online Hansard for the votes made by the local MPs. This strips out the hot air (speeches) and looks straight at the exercise in power: the votes themselves. There are plenty of surprises. We are looking for advice to make this website useful to the wider community before doing the real publicity.
The Public whip records for this parliament, MPs in the Liverpool area:
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Maria Eagle - Liverpool, Garston, Lab
Voted in 543 of 657 possible divisions. That's a 82.65% attendance rate.
Rebelled in 7 divisions. That's a 1.29% rebellion rate.
Mrs Louise Ellman - Liverpool, Riverside, Lab/Co-op
Voted in 560 of 657 possible divisions. That's a 85.24% attendance rate.
Rebelled in 9 divisions. That's a 1.61% rebellion rate.
Jane Kennedy - Liverpool, Wavertree, Lab
Voted in 166 of 657 possible divisions. That's a 25.27% attendance rate.
Rebelled in 2 divisions. That's a 1.2% rebellion rate.
Mr Peter Kilfoyle - Liverpool, Walton, Lab
Voted in 453 of 657 possible divisions. That's a 68.95% attendance rate.
Rebelled in 18 divisions. That's a 3.97% rebellion rate.
Mr Robert N Wareing - Liverpool, West Derby, Lab
Voted in 555 of 657 possible divisions. That's a 84.47% attendance rate.
Rebelled in 60 divisions. That's a 10.81% rebellion rate.
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For complete listing of votes, etc, see
www.publicwhip.org.uk
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Comments: I live in Liverpool and am funding the development of this open-sourced website in the hope that it can be made into an embarrassment for MPs who are disregarding the wishes of their constituents with impunity.
While I am normally in favour of workers' unions, I think the closed shop Politician's Union (what we call official political parties) in the people's parliament is, as it would be, operating so much against their employer's (the public's) interests, that we have to do everything we can to break it.
We are seeking advice or collaboration to make this website useful to any public organization which, as part of its campaign, says: "Write to your MP." Won't it help to know exactly what your MP is actually doing with your vote?
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Brilliant
14.08.2003 12:43
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whip it up
14.08.2003 20:54
aim high
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Well Done You
18.08.2003 18:03
One hopeful suggestion, is there any possibility of extending the website to cover Merseyside as I live in St Helens and want to now what Shaun Woodward is doing, supposedly in my name.
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