Voting Record — Peter Ainsworth MP, East Surrey (10006)

Peter Ainsworth

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 5 votes out of 826, 0.6% 826 votes out of 1288, 64.1% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 5 votes out of 827, 0.6% 827 votes out of 1246, 66.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 0 votes out of 706, 0.0% 706 votes out of 1274, 55.4% 16 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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HouseDateSubjectPeter AinsworthCon VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Aug 2009Became Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
19 Jan 2009Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
6 Jan 2009Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
6 Jan 2009Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Commons19 Mar 2007Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Short Speeches minorityaye Rebel
3 Aug 2006Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee
3 Aug 2006Stopped being Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
16 Dec 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Liaison Committee
1 Nov 2005Became Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
1 Nov 2005Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
HouseDateSubjectPeter AinsworthCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
10 Jan 2005Became Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Jan 2005Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples Majorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Liaison Committee
28 May 2004Became Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPeter AinsworthCon VoteRôle
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons8 Mar 2000Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous tellnono Teller
Commons18 May 1998Territorial Army tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jun 1997Common Agricultural Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill - Power of local authority to continue to assist pupils tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill - Transitional Arrangements for Existing Assisted Pupils tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jun 1997European Union tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jun 1997European Union tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill - Abolition of assisted places scheme in England and Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jun 1997Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons3 Jun 1997M66 - 3 Jun 1997 : Column 187 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill (Allocation of Time) tellnono Teller
Commons22 May 1997Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill tellayeaye Teller

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
68% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
57% Asylum System - More strict
1% Ban fox hunting
72% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
13% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
1% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Easier access to abortion
12% European Union Integration - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
1% Fox hunting - Ban
88% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
43% Fully Elected House of Lords
92% Gambling - Against permissiveness
25% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
66% Homosexuality - Equal rights
17% Human Rights and Equality
8% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
50% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
23% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
0% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
51% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
3% Post office - in favour of Government policy
97% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
42% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
67% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
12% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
99% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
98% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
93% Stop climate change
100% Support current and former armed service members
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
54% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University education fees - Should be free
6% University Tuition Fees - For
42% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% 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
98.3% David CameronWitneyCon
98.1% George OsborneTattonCon
97.8% Liam FoxWoodspringCon
97.7% Angela BrowningTiverton and HonitonCon
97.4% Jeremy HuntSouth West SurreyCon

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