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Voting Record — Barbara Follett MP, Stevenage (10204)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...) Teller

5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 5 votes out of 1051, 0.5% 1051 votes out of 1288, 81.6% 2 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 24 votes out of 813, 3.0% 813 votes out of 1246, 65.2% 0 times

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 799, 0.1% 799 votes out of 1273, 62.8% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Barbara Follett	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Minister of State (the East of England), Regional Affairs
11 May 2010	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
23 Mar 2010	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
23 Mar 2010	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
24 Sep 2009	Became Minister of State (the East of England), Regional Affairs
24 Sep 2009	Stopped being Minister of State (Culture and Tourism), Regional Affairs
24 Sep 2009	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
24 Sep 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2009	Became Minister of State (Culture and Tourism), Regional Affairs
10 Jun 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
10 Jun 2009	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
10 Feb 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
10 Feb 2009	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture; Minister for the East of England), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
9 Oct 2008	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture; Minister for the East of England), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
9 Oct 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
6 Oct 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office
6 Oct 2008	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	both	aye	Rebel
3 Dec 2007	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office
3 Dec 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for the East of England), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for the East of England), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons	5 Jun 2007	Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy	tellno	no	Teller
10 Nov 2005	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
House	Date	Subject	Mrs Barbara Follett	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendments — Burden of Proof	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Alteration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2004	Housing Bill — Decent Homes Standard for Social Housing	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2004	Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mrs Barbara Follett	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	31 Oct 2000	Stem Cell Research	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
18%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
12%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
96%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
99%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
10%	No detention without charge or trial
68%	Nuclear power - For
98%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
46%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
84%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
74%	Smoking ban - In favour
54%	Stop climate change
6%	Termination of pregnancy - against
44%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
93%	University education fees - For top up fees
7%	University education fees - Should be free
100%	University tuition fees
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
100.0% Gordon Brown Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Lab

97.9% David Lammy Tottenham Lab

97.6% Michael Wills North Swindon Lab

97.5% Anne McGuire Stirling Lab

97.0% Douglas Alexander Paisley and Renfrewshire South Lab