Luke Pollard MP Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Figures since the last General Election in 2017 have shown that Luke Pollard has spoken about Plymouth 7x more than Plymouth’s Conservative candidates who are running for re-election. He has also spoken more in Parliament, submitted more written question and voted in more votes.
Luke Pollard said:
If our MPs are not standing up for us and raising our issues no one else will. So, I’ve been loud and proud about our city and relentless about calling out injustices and our lack of a fair share.
Times spoken about Plymouth in Parliament
This is the amount of times each of Plymouth’s MPs over the past 2 years has mentioned Plymouth in a debate in Parliament. The data is taken from theyworkforyou.com, methodology below.
Gary Streeter – 13
Johnny Mercer – 16
Luke Pollard – 204
Times spoken in Parliament
This is the total amount of times each MP has contributed to a debate in Parliament. The data is taken from theyworkforyou.com, methodology below.
Gary Streeter – 204
Johnny Mercer – 100
Luke Pollard – 411
Percentage of votes voted in
This is the percentage of votes each of Plymouth’s MPs have voted in. The data is taken from theyworkforyou.com, methodology below.
Gary Streeter – 73%
Johnny Mercer – 82.94%
Luke Pollard – 84.45%
Methodology
Times mentioned Plymouth
What does this mean?
This is the number of debates or question times in which the MP has said the word ‘Plymouth’. This is not a count of the number of times the MP said the word ‘Plymouth‘. Plymouth only counts once on each occasion. This does not include written questions.
How can I check this?
1.Go to Theyworkforyou.com and search for MP and click on Numerology.
2.Click on ‘See all X’s speeches’
3.Click ‘Advanced search‘.
4.’Find this exact word or phrase’ – Plymouth
5.Specify date range.
(click on the last page in the results list for an accurate figure)
Times spoken
What does this mean?
This is the number of debates that the MP has spoken in, both in the House of Commons Chamber and Westminster Hall. It does not count the same debate twice. It also counts the number of Question Times where MPs ask Ministers questions. This does not include contributions as a Chair.
How can I check this?
1.Go to Theyworkforyou.com. Search for the MP and click on ‘Numerology‘.
2.Click on ‘See all X’s speeches’
3.Click ‘Advanced search‘.
4.Specify date range.
(check last page of the search result for accurate results)
Votes voted in (%)
What does this mean?
This is the percentage of votes in which the MP has voted since. Where an MP has not voted that means they abstained or were not present.
This includes votes for Private Members Bills held on sitting Fridays and votes for Opposition Day Motions.
How can I check this?
1.Go to Theyworkforyou.com and search for MP ‘Numerology’
2.See ‘Has voted in X% of votes in this Parliament‘