Voting Record — Richard Younger-Ross MP, Teignbridge (11345)

Richard Younger-Ross

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 LDem 14 votes out of 757, 1.8% 757 votes out of 1288, 58.8% 27 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 19 votes out of 839, 2.3% 839 votes out of 1246, 67.3% 60 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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HouseDateSubjectRichard Younger-RossLDem VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Minister,
Commons2 Mar 2010Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Jan 2010Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services bothunknown Unknown
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 45 — Sexual infidelity as a partial defence to a muder charge. bothno Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2009Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 14 — Short title and commencement tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament tellnono Teller
Commons28 Apr 20099. Rates of Duty on Alcoholic Liquor tellnono Teller
Commons27 Mar 2009Prayers tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons20 Mar 2009Prayers — Fuel Poverty Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Feb 2009Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jan 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Condemn the Coroners and Justice Bill — rejected tellayeaye Teller
8 Jan 2009Stopped being Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport
8 Jan 2009Became Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Minister,
Commons15 Dec 2008Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders) tellnono Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Select Committees tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Jul 2008Finance Bill — Remote rural fuel discount scheme — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill minorityaye Rebel
7 Feb 2008Became Member, Defence Committee
20 Nov 2007Stopped being Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
7 Nov 2007Became Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons24 Oct 2007Delegated Legislation — Transport bothaye Rebel
19 Dec 2006Became Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport
Commons1 Nov 2006Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons8 Feb 2006Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2006Electoral Administration Bill — New Clause 1 — Personal Identifiers (Absent Voters) tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Clause 52 — Deprivation of Citizenship tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Oct 2005Terrorism Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons11 Oct 2005Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill — New Clause 22 — Review of Continued Existence of Commission for Rural Communities tellayeaye Teller
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
30 Jun 2005Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons29 Jun 2005NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care tellayeaye Teller
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions
Commons25 May 2005Loyal Address — Liberal Democrat amendment — rejected tellayeaye Teller
HouseDateSubjectRichard Younger-RossLDem VoteRôle
Commons15 Mar 2005Delegated Legislation — Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations tellnono Teller
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court tellnono Teller
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 21 — outlaws modifications to vehicles that could increase injury tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2004Identity Cards Bill [Money] tellnono Teller
Commons20 Dec 2004Identity Cards Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2004Queen's Speech — Prime Minister's Prorogative tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill — Clause 168 — Amounts to be raised by the pension protection levies tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — New Clause 6 — Duration of occupation orders tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2004Older Women tellnono Teller
Commons14 Sep 2004Older Women tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Sep 2004Higher Education tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Jun 2004European Union Documents — Marketing of Maize Genetically Modified for Glyphosate Tolerance tellnono Teller
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill — Allow Marriages to Remain Valid If They Become a Same Sex Marriage tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2004Iraq — Security Situation tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen tellnono Teller
Commons22 Apr 2004Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Mar 2004Higher Education Bill — Meaning of "the relevant authority" tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Feb 2004Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Privy Counsel Report tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 2004Child Trust Funds Bill — Clause 29 — Interpretation tellnono Teller
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions
Commons17 Dec 2003Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 4 — Electoral Commission report tellnono Teller
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 1 — Piloting conduct at european and local elections tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — New Clause 4 — Conduct of elections under a pilot order tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — New Clause 2 — Additional provisions in respect of postal voting tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Dec 2003Delegated Legislation — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 tellnono Teller
Commons15 Dec 2003Child Trust Funds Bill tellnono Teller
Commons4 Dec 2003The Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 15 — Private Health Care tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 3 — General Duty of Regulator tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 216 — Life Sentence or Imprisonment for Public Protection for Serious Offences tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 146 — General Limit on Magistrates' Court's Power to Impose Imprisonment tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury tellnono Teller
Commons28 Oct 2003Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 5 — Environmental impact assessment of incineration tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Oct 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons10 Sep 2003Iraq — Role of the United Nations tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Sep 2003Fairness and Security in Old Age tellnono Teller
Commons10 Sep 2003Fairness and Security in Old Age tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2) minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Jun 2003Transport tellnono Teller
Commons23 Jun 2003Transport tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jun 2003Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [3rd Alloted Day] — Government New Clause 30 — Determination of Minimum Term in Relation to Mandatory Life Sentence tellnono Teller
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 99 — Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2003European Parliament (Representation) Bill — New Clause 2 — Duty To Consult tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jan 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 12 — Free Provision of Certain Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jan 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — New Clause 3 — Meaning of 'Carer' and 'Carers' Assessment' tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill [Money] minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Feb 2002Tax Credits Bill — New Clause 2 — Means of payment of tax credits to recipients tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Feb 2002Tax Credits Bill — New Clause 1 — Recipients of children's tax credit prior to April 2003 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
57% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
7% Asylum System - More strict
50% Ban fox hunting
14% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
12% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
42% Easier access to abortion
48% European Union Integration - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
50% Fox hunting - Ban
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
53% Gambling - Against permissiveness
25% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
50% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83% Homosexuality - Equal rights
83% Human Rights and Equality
4% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
29% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
28% Nuclear power - For
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
50% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
100% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
15% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
95% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
18% Schools - Greater Autonomy
80% Smoking ban - In favour
85% Stop climate change
50% Support current and former armed service members
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
60% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
21% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
93% University education fees - Should be free
0% University Tuition Fees - For
8% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
58% 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 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% Willie RennieDunfermline and West FifeLDem
97.1% Charles KennedyRoss, Skye and LochaberLDem
95.2% Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem
94.0% Mark OatenWinchesterLDem
93.9% Alistair CarmichaelOrkney and ShetlandLDem

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