Voting Record — John Maples MP, Stratford-on-Avon (10413)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 24 Jun 2010 9 Jun 2012 Con 2 votes out of 149, 1.3% 149 votes out of 240, 62.1% 0 times
Stratford-on-Avon 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 20 votes out of 696, 2.9% 696 votes out of 1288, 54.0% 0 times
Stratford-on-Avon 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 6 votes out of 661, 0.9% 661 votes out of 1246, 53.0% 0 times
Stratford-on-Avon 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 3 votes out of 661, 0.5% 661 votes out of 1273, 51.9% 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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HouseDateSubjectLord MaplesCon VoteRôle
Lords26 Mar 2012Scotland Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Sep 2011Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectJohn MaplesCon VoteRôle
19 Jan 2009Stopped being Deputy Chairman (Candidates), The Conservative Party
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jun 2008Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected bothaye Rebel
4 Jun 2008Became Deputy Chairman (Candidates), The Conservative Party
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected Majorityaye 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 — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices Majorityaye Rebel
6 Jul 2007Stopped being Deputy Chairman (Candidates), Conservative Party
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places once Reform has taken place — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
29 Nov 2006Stopped being a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
8 Nov 2006Became Deputy Chairman (Candidates), Conservative Party
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectMr John MaplesCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons8 Jul 2003House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers Majorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Ministerial Statements proposals Majorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr John MaplesCon VoteRôle
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
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel

Policy Comparisons

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

AgreementPolicy
13% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Ban fox hunting
72% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
49% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
16% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11% Fully Elected House of Lords
84% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
27% Homosexuality - Equal rights
31% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
96% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
98% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
86% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
33% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
4% Post office - in favour of Government policy
96% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
42% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
44% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
85% Schools - Greater Autonomy
46% Smoking ban - In favour
53% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
40% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
44% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University education fees - Should be free
7% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% 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
100.0% John HowellHenleyCon
94.9% George OsborneTattonCon
93.8% David CameronWitneyCon
93.8% Richard SpringWest SuffolkCon
93.4% David MundellDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleCon

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