Voting Record — Frank Cook MP, Stockton North (10129)

Frank Cook

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 35 votes out of 586, 6.0% 586 votes out of 1288, 45.5% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 20 votes out of 518, 3.9% 518 votes out of 1246, 41.6% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 23 votes out of 652, 3.5% 652 votes out of 1273, 51.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectFrank CookLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons2 Mar 2010Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2010Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2010Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc. minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2009Prayers — Autism Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2008Intelligence and Security Committee — Should belong to the House — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2008Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008 — Not annulled minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 32 — Definition of 'community land trust' minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2007Pensions Bill — Pensions Protection Lifeboat Fund minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2007Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2007Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2) minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2006Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2006Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Majorityaye Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons13 Jul 2005Liaison Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Term Limits for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectFrank CookLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2005Belmarsh Judgment bothno Rebel
10 Jan 2005Became Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Jan 2005Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art
28 May 2004Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 3 — General Duty of Regulator minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character bothno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jun 2002Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectFrank CookLab VoteRôle
Commons28 Nov 2000Transport Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Nov 2000Transport Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Nov 2000Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2000Armed Forces (Minimum Age of Recruitment) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services. minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Competition Pistols minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Disabled persons: exemption. minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Prohibition of small-calibre pistols minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
55% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
68% Asylum System - More strict
87% Ban fox hunting
50% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
83% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
72% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Easier access to abortion
77% European Union Integration - For
60% Foundation hospitals - In favour
87% Fox hunting - Ban
60% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
41% Fully Elected House of Lords
34% Gambling - Against permissiveness
75% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
53% Homosexuality - Equal rights
83% Human Rights and Equality
78% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
50% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
33% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
80% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
88% Post office - in favour of Government policy
12% Post office closures - against
2% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
7% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
66% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
28% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
48% Schools - Greater Autonomy
72% Smoking ban - In favour
65% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
8% University education fees - Should be free
97% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
87.6% David WinnickWalsall NorthLab
87.4% Gordon BanksOchil and South PerthshireLab
86.4% John MacDougallGlenrothesLab
86.3% Albert OwenYnys MônLab
86.1% Stephen HesfordWirral WestLab

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