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Voting Record — John Pugh MP, Southport (11174)

John Pugh is currently Shadow Treasury Minister, , a member of the Communities and Local Government Committee and a member of the Public Accounts Committee

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 still in office LDem 26 votes out of 896, 2.9% 896 votes out of 1228, 73.0% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 16 votes out of 929, 1.7% 929 votes out of 1246, 74.6% 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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House	Date	Subject	John Pugh	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (easter)	Majority	no	Rebel
8 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Treasury
8 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Treasury Minister,
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 10 — Abolition of suspended sentences for summary offences	Majority	no	Rebel
6 Mar 2008	Became Shadow Minister, Treasury
6 Mar 2008	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Health
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 8 — Commencement	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Deferred Division — Local government	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	4 Dec 2007	Political Parties Funding — Reform rejected	minority	no	Rebel
15 Nov 2007	Stopped being a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
Commons	5 Jun 2007	Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Point of Order — Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2006	Orders of the Day — Clause 70 — LEAs in England: provision of travel arrangements etc for children	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2006	Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer)	Majority	no	Rebel
28 Jun 2006	Stopped being a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
28 Jun 2006	Became a member of the Communities and Local Government Committee
24 May 2006	Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
24 May 2006	Became a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
24 May 2006	Stopped being a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
24 May 2006	Became a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
24 May 2006	Stopped being a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
21 Apr 2006	Became a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
21 Apr 2006	Stopped being a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
21 Apr 2006	Became a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
21 Apr 2006	Stopped being a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
21 Mar 2006	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Transport
21 Mar 2006	Became Shadow Minister, Health
Commons	8 Feb 2006	Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Dec 2005	Became a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
1 Jun 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Transport
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being Education Spokesperson, Education & Skills
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Pugh	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2004	Pre-Budget Report 2004	both	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	Majority	aye	Rebel
21 Sep 2004	Stopped being a member of the Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2004	Trade Unions (Political Funds) Reform	minority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee)
26 Jan 2004	Became Education Spokesperson, Education & Skills
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	22 Oct 2002	Affordable Housing	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2001	Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	Majority	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
94%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0%	Control Orders
8%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
84%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
46%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
84%	House of Lords Reform
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
2%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
16%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	Post office closures - against
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
58%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
21%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
99%	Smoking ban - In favour
98%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	Terrorism laws - For
83%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - For top up fees
93%	University education fees - Should be free
0%	University tuition fees
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
98%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-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.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
100.0% John Howell Henley Con

98.6% Charles Kennedy Ross, Skye & Lochaber LDem

98.5% Tim Farron Westmorland & Lonsdale LDem

98.4% Willie Rennie Dunfermline & Fife West LDem

98.2% Simon Hughes North Southwark & Bermondsey LDem