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Voting Record — Iain Wright MP, Hartlepool (11362)

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 Lab 0 votes out of 41, 0.0% 41 votes out of 58, 70.7% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 8 votes out of 1115, 0.7% 1115 votes out of 1288, 86.6% 0 times
30 Sep 2004 11 Apr 2005 Lab 1 vote out of 186, 0.5% 186 votes out of 242, 76.9% 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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HouseDateSubjectIain WrightLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families
HouseDateSubjectIain WrightLab VoteRôle
10 Jun 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders) Majorityno Rebel
2 Jul 2008Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
7 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Public Accounts Committee
28 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
16 Jan 2007Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
8 Dec 2006Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
6 Sep 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
27 Jun 2006Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
27 Jun 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Ms Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
10 Nov 2005Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Ms Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
HouseDateSubjectMr Iain WrightLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Public Administration Committee
20 Jan 2005Became a member of the Public Administration Committee
Commons14 Oct 2004EU Justice and Home Affairs minorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
16% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
16% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
31% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
100% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
1% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
23% Schools - Greater Autonomy
99% Smoking ban - In favour
21% Stop climate change
20% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% 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% Stuart BellMiddlesbroughLab
100.0% Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab
100.0% Hazel BlearsSalfordLab
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
100.0% Des BrowneKilmarnock and LoudounLab
(28 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)