Voting Record — Jim McGovern MP, Dundee West (11974)

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 Lab 6 votes out of 557, 1.1% 557 votes out of 800, 69.6% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 25 votes out of 985, 2.5% 985 votes out of 1288, 76.5% 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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HouseDateSubjectJim McGovernLab VoteRôle
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2013Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Removal of disqualification arising from faith minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectJim McGovernLab VoteRôle
Commons12 Oct 2009Health Bill — New law against purchase of tobacco on behalf of children — rejected bothno Rebel
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 — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
17 Dec 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Pat McFadden, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
11 Nov 2008Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Pat McFadden, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
11 Nov 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Pat McFadden, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
5 Feb 2008Became a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
22 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
15 Nov 2007Became a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
7 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
28 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Pat McFadden, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Commons5 Jun 2007Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) 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 2007Point of Order — Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information) minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2007Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2005Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age) Majorityaye Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee

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
84% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
44% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
97% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
43% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
20% Homosexuality - Equal rights
95% Identity cards - For introduction
14% Increase VAT
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
71% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
31% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
99% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
16% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Right to strike
12% Schools - Greater Autonomy
81% Smoking ban - In favour
65% Stop climate change
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
99% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
32% Transparency of Parliament
50% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
0% 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 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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