Voting Record — Stephen Williams MP, Bristol West (11458)

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 LDem 3 votes out of 661, 0.5% 661 votes out of 799, 82.7% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 9 votes out of 963, 0.9% 963 votes out of 1288, 74.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectStephen WilliamsLDem VoteRôle
Commons5 Jun 2013Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Badger Cull minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Decarbonisation minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2011Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum bothno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills,
HouseDateSubjectStephen WilliamsLDem VoteRôle
Commons12 Oct 2009New Member — Clause 18 — Trust special administrators: consequential amendments Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (easter) Majorityno Rebel
8 Jan 2009Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Innovation, Universities and Skills
8 Jan 2009Became Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills,
21 Jul 2008Stopped being Shadow Minister (Schools), Children, Schools and Families
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Jun 2008Motion to sit in private — Voting Age (Reduction) Bill tellayeno Rebel Teller
29 Jan 2008Stopped being a member of the Children, Schools and Families Committee
20 Dec 2007Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Innovation, Universities and Skills
7 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Education & Skills Committee
7 Nov 2007Became a member of the Children, Schools and Families Committee
20 Aug 2007Became Shadow Minister (Schools), Children, Schools and Families
4 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Further & Higher Education), Education & Skills
Commons26 Jun 2007Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Mar 2007Communications Allowance — establishment Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings Majorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle Majorityno Rebel
26 Apr 2006Stopped being a member of the Public Accounts Committee
21 Mar 2006Stopped being Shadow Minister, Health
21 Mar 2006Became Shadow Minister (Further & Higher Education), Education & Skills
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
19 Oct 2005Became Shadow Minister, Health
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Education & Skills 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
6% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
19% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
78% European Union - For
86% Fully Elected House of Lords
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0% Nuclear power - For
0% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
69% Privatise Royal Mail
75% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
67% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Smoking ban - In favour
100% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
7% Terrorism laws - For
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
68% Transparency of Parliament
33% Trident replacement - In favour
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
50% University Tuition Fees - For
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% 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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