Voting Record — Tom Harris MP, Glasgow South (10941)

Tom Harris

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Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Glasgow South	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	4 votes out of 767, 0.5%	767 votes out of 1239, 61.9%	1 time
Glasgow South	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	12 votes out of 979, 1.2%	979 votes out of 1288, 76.0%	0 times
Glasgow Cathcart	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	12 votes out of 995, 1.2%	995 votes out of 1246, 79.9%	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	Tom Harris	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	minority	no	Rebel
1 Dec 2014	Became Member, Transport Committee
Commons	4 Dec 2013	Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Jul 2013	Became Member, Administration Committee
12 Jun 2013	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
26 Nov 2012	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
15 May 2012	Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
Commons	30 Apr 2012	Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill — Programme	tellno	no	Teller
22 Nov 2010	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
2 Nov 2010	Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Transport Committee
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Tom Harris	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — Clause 18 — Trust special administrators: consequential amendments	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation	minority	no	Rebel
5 Oct 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport),
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 — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
18 Nov 2007	Stopped being Member, Crossrail Bill Committee
14 Nov 2007	Became Member, Crossrail Bill Committee
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
6 Sep 2006	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State), Department of Health
6 Sep 2006	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport),
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	aye	Rebel
10 Nov 2005	Became PPS (Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State), Department of Health
House	Date	Subject	Tom Harris	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon John Spellar, Minister of State), Northern Ireland Office
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Programming of Bills	minority	no	Rebel
13 May 2004	Became PPS (Rt Hon John Spellar, Minister of State), Northern Ireland Office
1 Mar 2004	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
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	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Jul 2001	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	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
43%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8%	Academy Schools - for
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
84%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
81%	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
22%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
13%	Cull Badgers
89%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Easier access to abortion
10%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
6%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74%	European Union Integration - For
15%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
80%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
15%	Fully Elected House of Lords
41%	Further devolution to Scotland
50%	Further devolution to Wales
45%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
36%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
21%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
87%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
70%	HS2 - In Favour
69%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
60%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
28%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
6%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21%	Increase the state pension age
27%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
97%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
42%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
42%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
62%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
12%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
82%	Minimum Wage
71%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
66%	More powers for local councils
18%	No detention without charge or trial
83%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
45%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
17%	Police and Crime Commissioners
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
22%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
5%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
42%	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
15%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
14%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
42%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
13%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
84%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
66%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
33%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
12%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
11%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
96%	Same Sex Marriage - for
22%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
41%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
60%	Stop climate change
94%	Support current and former armed service members
40%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
20%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8%	University education fees - Should be free
58%	University Tuition Fees - For
76%	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
88%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Tom Harris MP, Glasgow South (10941)

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