Voting Record — John Baron MP, Basildon and Billericay (10715)

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
Basildon and Billericay	6 May 2010	still in office	Con	32 votes out of 546, 5.9%	546 votes out of 800, 68.3%	0 times
Billericay	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	10 votes out of 883, 1.1%	883 votes out of 1288, 68.6%	90 times
Billericay	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	8 votes out of 838, 1.0%	838 votes out of 1246, 67.3%	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	John Baron	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Business without Debate — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2013	Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) — Amendment of Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2012	Business of the House — Backbench Business — House of Commons Administration and Savings Programme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2012	Free School Meals (Children Over the Age of 16) — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Deferred Divisions — Sulphur contents for marine fuels	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Feb 2012	Backbench Business — [Un-allotted Day] — Iran	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Nov 2011	Deferred Division — Schengen Governance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Mar 2011	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisions — Financial Stabilisation Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2011	European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2011	European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2010	Equitable Life (Payments) Bill — Clause 1 — Payments	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Sep 2010	UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business)	minority	aye	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Whip, Whips
House	Date	Subject	John Baron	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Mar 2010	Delegated Legislation — Pensions — Automatic Enrolment Regulations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2010	Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 1 — Retention, destruction and use of fingerprints and samples	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [4th Allotted Day-First Part] — Defence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2010	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2010	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2010	Bill Presented — Pedicabs Bill — Crime and Security Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and families bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Consolidated Fund Bill — Regional Select Committee (London)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Consolidated Fund Bill — Regional Select Committee (London)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Personal Care at Home Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 2009	Financial Services Bill — Financial Services Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 61 — Freedom of Speech — Discussion and Criticism of Sexual Conduct and Orientation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 45 — Sexual infidelity as a partial defence to a muder charge.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Remove the power of the Lord Chancellor to suspend a coroner's investigation and inquest and replace it with an "inquiry" — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Economic Recovery and Welfare	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Economic Recovery and Welfare	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Young People in the Recession	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2009	Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day] — Business Rates	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2009	Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day] — Rural Communities (Recession)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2009	Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill — Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jun 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jun 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [ Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 May 2009	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 May 2009	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Skills in the Recession	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 May 2009	Work and Pensions — Equality Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 May 2009	Work and Pensions — Equality Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 11 — Certified investigations: investigation by a judge, inquest without jury	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2009	Bill Presented — Coroners and Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Innocent mistakes allowed in a donor's declaration — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2009	Delegated Legislation — Criminal Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2009	Deferred Divisions — Coroners and Justice Bill (Ways and Means)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2009	Deferred Divisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2009	Business Rate Supplements Bill — business rate supplements bill (programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2009	Business Rate Supplements Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 207 — CIL regulations: general	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Planning Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2008	Points of Order — PLANNING BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Functions etc of a reclaim fund	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 7 — Repeals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Quality contracts schemes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 23 — Financial penalty deposits: powers of vehicle examiners in Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 10 — Provision that may be made in an order under section 73	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 9 — Power of authorities to provide services in exceptional circumstances	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Oct 2008	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2008	Political Parties and Elections Bill — to throw out — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2008	Bill Presented — Housing and Regeneration Bill (programme) (no. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jul 2008	Biometric registration of immigrants — Regulations	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Food Security — Commends the Government's role	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Parliamentary vote on National policy statements — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Timetable for debate — Version 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Income Tax — Abolition of starting and savings rates and creation of starting rate for savings	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Income Tax — Mitigation of abolition of 10% starting rate — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 6 — Rate etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2008	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Increase of powers of European Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Accept the changes of terminology in the Lisbon Treaty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Changes of terminology	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Changes of terminology	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No. 8)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Feb 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 2 — The Commission's functions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Feb 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 15 — Code of practice relating to malnutrition	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Commons timetable for debate	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Amendment to proposed Commons timetable for debate — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Commencement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2008	Communities and Local Government — Health and Social Care Bill [Ways and Means]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — National Insurance Contributions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2007	European Community Documents — Funding of European political parties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — Planning BILL (PROGRAMME)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — Planning Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — Planning Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 5 — Responsibilities of non-resident parent	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Objectives of the Commission	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2007	Orders of the Day — Children	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Delegated Legislation — Transport	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Oct 2007	Orders of the Day — Schedule 1 — The Legal Services Board	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Oct 2007	Orders of the Day — Schedule 1 — The Legal Services Board	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2007	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Carry-Over)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2007	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
6 Jul 2007	Became Whip, Whips
6 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Health
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Baron	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Jul 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Health
Commons	13 Jun 2003	Fireworks Bill — Clause 1 — Introduction	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2002	Nuclear Power — Not competitive — rejected	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	minority	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
11%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Ban fox hunting
73%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
38%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
15%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
50%	Fox hunting - Ban
11%	Fully Elected House of Lords
84%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
47%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
12%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
38%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
99%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
43%	Nuclear power - For
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
36%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
97%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
85%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
34%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
89%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
34%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	Stop climate change
2%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
42%	University Tuition Fees - For
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, 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
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Voting Record — John Baron MP, Basildon and Billericay (10715)

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