Voting Record — James Arbuthnot MP, North East Hampshire (10013)

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 still in office Con 1 vote out of 547, 0.2% 547 votes out of 776, 70.5% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 15 votes out of 793, 1.9% 793 votes out of 1288, 61.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 10 votes out of 785, 1.3% 785 votes out of 1246, 63.0% 3 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 4 votes out of 887, 0.5% 887 votes out of 1274, 69.6% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectJames ArbuthnotCon VoteRôle
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Defence Committee
HouseDateSubjectJames ArbuthnotCon VoteRôle
2 Feb 2010Became a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
19 Jan 2010Stopped being a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
14 Jan 2010Became a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo Majorityaye Rebel
Commons6 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
3 Aug 2006Stopped being a member of the Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
16 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Liaison Committee
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
1 Nov 2005Became Chairman, Defence Committee
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Defence Committee
20 May 2005Became Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (Also In the Economic Affairs Team), Foreign Affairs
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (Also In Foreign Affairs Team), Economic Affairs
HouseDateSubjectMr James ArbuthnotCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, International Affairs
17 Mar 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (Also In the Economic Affairs Team), Foreign Affairs
17 Mar 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (Also In Foreign Affairs Team), Economic Affairs
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, Economic Affairs
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
6 Jul 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, Economic Affairs
28 May 2004Became a member of the Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
28 May 2004Became a member of the House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
10 May 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, International Affairs
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property tellnono Teller
HouseDateSubjectMr James ArbuthnotCon VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Mar 2000Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous tellnono Teller
Commons13 Mar 1998Waste Minimisation Bill [Money] Majorityno 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
43% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
16% Ban fox hunting
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
15% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
17% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
16% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
70% Fully Elected House of Lords
83% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
13% Homosexuality - Equal rights
11% Identity cards - For introduction
94% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
88% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
50% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
3% Post office - in favour of Government policy
97% Post office closures - against
83% Privatise Royal Mail
71% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
88% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
10% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
66% Smoking ban - In favour
57% Stop climate change
40% Termination of pregnancy - against
24% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
39% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
38% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
2% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, 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.

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