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Voting Record — Eric Joyce MP, Falkirk (10685)

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

Constituency From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...) Teller

Falkirk 6 May 2010 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 33, 0.0% 33 votes out of 58, 56.9% 0 times

Falkirk 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1059, 0.8% 1059 votes out of 1288, 82.2% 1 time

Falkirk West 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 965, 0.3% 965 votes out of 1246, 77.4% 1 time

Falkirk West 21 Dec 2000 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 151, 0.0% 151 votes out of 177, 85.3% 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	Eric Joyce	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Eric Joyce	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House — Clause 8 — Contents of initial obligations code	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Jan 2009	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
16 Oct 2008	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
16 Oct 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
20 Nov 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
20 Nov 2006	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions
8 May 2006	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
8 May 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
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
10 Nov 2005	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons	21 Oct 2005	Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Eric Joyce	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Procedure Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
2 Nov 2004	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2 Nov 2004	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
7 Sep 2004	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Procedure Committee
13 May 2004	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
13 May 2004	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
Commons	8 Jul 2003	House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Eric Joyce	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never 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.

Agreement	Policy
13%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
84%	Fox hunting - Ban
74%	Fully Elected House of Lords
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
88%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
2%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
85%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
18%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
100%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
96%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
4%	Post office closures - against
2%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
51%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
39%	Smoking ban - In favour
23%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
93%	University education fees - For top up fees
7%	University education fees - Should be free
100%	University tuition fees
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	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.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
99.5% Robin Cook Livingston Lab

99.0% John MacDougall Glenrothes Lab

99.0% Tom Harris Glasgow South Lab

98.7% Thomas McAvoy Rutherglen and Hamilton West Lab

98.6% Frank Roy Motherwell and Wishaw Lab