Voting Record — Frank Dobson MP, Holborn and St Pancras (10171)

Frank Dobson

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
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	7 votes out of 767, 0.9%	767 votes out of 1239, 61.9%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	34 votes out of 851, 4.0%	851 votes out of 1288, 66.1%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	33 votes out of 881, 3.7%	881 votes out of 1246, 70.7%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	0 votes out of 597, 0.0%	597 votes out of 1273, 46.9%	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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House	Date	Subject	Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Apr 2014	High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Apr 2014	High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Dec 2013	Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jun 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jun 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 152 — Director of Public Prosecution's Consent — Universal Jurisdiction Arrest Warrants in Private Prosecutions	minority	no	Rebel
2 Nov 2010	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	minority	unknown	Unknown
House	Date	Subject	Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Election of Committee Chairs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 11 — Certified investigations: investigation by a judge, inquest without jury	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2009	Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Disallow inquests without a jury in England and Wales — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
4 Feb 2008	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons	28 Mar 2007	Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 — 28 Mar 2007 — Division No. 88	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Offence of Glorifying Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Offence of Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Administration Committee
House	Date	Subject	Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Lords' Amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Alteration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
10 Oct 1999	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Health,
1 Jun 1997	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
3 May 1997	Became The Secretary of State for Health,
1 May 1997	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
21 Jun 1994	Became Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
21 Jun 1994	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
1 Jun 1994	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
1 Jul 1993	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
1 Jul 1993	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
11 Apr 1992	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
11 Apr 1992	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,
14 Nov 1989	Stopped being Member, Privileges Committee
1 Jul 1989	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,
1 Jul 1989	Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
22 Nov 1988	Became Member, Privileges Committee
12 Jun 1987	Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
1 Jun 1987	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Health),
1 Jun 1983	Became Shadow Minister (Health),
1 Jun 1983	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Education),
1 Jun 1981	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Education),

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
9%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
84%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
93%	Asylum System - More strict
99%	Ban fox hunting
88%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
17%	Business and community control of schools: For
30%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32%	Closed Material Proceedure
17%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
39%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
13%	Cull Badgers
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	Environmental water quality
6%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
69%	European Union Integration - For
16%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
99%	Fox hunting - Ban
32%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
15%	Fully Elected House of Lords
54%	Further devolution to Scotland
60%	Further devolution to Wales
69%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
7%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
21%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
0%	HS2 - In Favour
75%	Human Rights and Equality
85%	Identity cards - For introduction
80%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
22%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
3%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
26%	Increase the state pension age
10%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
30%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
61%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
35%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
40%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
12%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
84%	Minimum Wage
38%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
67%	More powers for local councils
61%	No detention without charge or trial
58%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98%	Nuclear power - For
60%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
23%	Police and Crime Commissioners
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
16%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
88%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83%	Reduce capital gains tax
13%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
15%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
9%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
14%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
8%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
67%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
81%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
11%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
12%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
19%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
96%	Same Sex Marriage - for
7%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
84%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
58%	Stop climate change
94%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
17%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
65%	University education fees - Should be free
33%	University Tuition Fees - For
55%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
63%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Frank Dobson MP, Holborn and St Pancras (10171)

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