Voting Record — Brooks Newmark MP, Braintree (11443)

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 Con 5 votes out of 664, 0.8% 664 votes out of 802, 82.8% 15 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 10 votes out of 864, 1.2% 864 votes out of 1288, 67.1% 40 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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HouseDateSubjectBrooks NewmarkCon VoteRôle
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons12 Jul 2012Court of Justice of the European Union — Draft European Union Budget tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jul 2012Business without Debate — Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill — Professional Standards in the Banking Industry tellnono Teller
Commons17 May 2012Debate on the Address — Jobs and Growth tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 May 2012Debate on the Address — Jobs and Growth tellnono Teller
Commons23 Apr 2012Financial Services Bill (Programme) (No. 3) tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Mar 2012Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 4) — Stalking tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2012Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March) tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2012Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March) tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2012Bill Presented — Civil Aviation — Public Bodies tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Oct 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons4 May 2011Sex Education (Required Content) — Clause 10 — Plant and machinery writing-down allowances tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2010European Union Economic Governance tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2010Postal Services Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
11 May 2010Stopped being Whip, Whips
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Finance & Services Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
HouseDateSubjectBrooks NewmarkCon VoteRôle
Commons30 Mar 2010Amendment of the Law — 19. Landline duty tellnono Teller
Commons30 Mar 2010Amendment of the Law — 8. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates) tellnono Teller
Commons30 Mar 2010Amendment of the Law — 4. Corporation tax (small profits rates and fractions for financial year 2010) tellnono Teller
Commons30 Mar 2010Amendment of the Law — 3. corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2011) tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 2010Delegated Legislation — Local Government tellnono Teller
Commons8 Mar 2010Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 3 — Alcohol disorder zones tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Feb 2010Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2) — CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND GOVERNANCE BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 5) tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2010Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2010Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jun 2009Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill — Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons28 Apr 200913. Fuel Duties (Rates and Rebates from Spring 2009) tellnono Teller
Commons28 Apr 20099. Rates of Duty on Alcoholic Liquor tellnono Teller
Commons28 Apr 2009Corporation Tax (Small Companies' Rates and Fractions for Financial Year 2009) tellnono Teller
Commons28 Apr 2009Corporation Tax (Charge and Main Rates for Financial Year 2010) tellnono Teller
Commons3 Mar 2009Business of the House tellnono Teller
10 Feb 2009Became a member of the Finance & Services Committee
14 Jan 2009Became a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons16 Jul 2008Fuel Duty — Balance against oil prices — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Jun 2008Pensioner Poverty — Welcomes the policies of this Government tellnono Teller
Commons4 Jun 2008Pensioner Poverty — Redeem 1997 pledge — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2008Vehicle Excise Duty — planned increases should be abandoned — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Apr 2008Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Apr 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 6 — Rate etc tellnono Teller
Commons28 Apr 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008 etc tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2008Orders of the Day — Animals Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2008Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — No freedom of information tellnono Teller
Commons21 Feb 2008Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Disagree to Lords amendments tellnono Teller
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Remove foreign policy role of the President of the European Council — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs tellnono Teller
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Feb 2008Delegated Legislation — Local Government tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jan 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jan 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Powers of Secretary of State tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Dec 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 23 — Overriding duty of Office of Rail Regulation before Crossrail operational tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Dec 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Financial provisions (disclosure of information) tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Dec 2007Northern Rock tellnono Teller
Commons29 Nov 2007European Union — Asylum policy should remain under control of the British government — rejected tellayeaye Teller
18 Jul 2007Stopped being a member of the Treasury Committee
Commons12 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — power to award foundation degrees tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — power to award foundation degrees tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 17 — Intervention: England tellayeaye Teller
6 Jul 2007Became Whip, Whips
2 Jul 2007Stopped being a member of the Science and Technology Committee
Commons15 Jun 2007Prayers minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2007The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order. tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons1 Nov 2006Short Speeches minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Mar 2006Identity Cards Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
18 Jan 2006Became a member of the Treasury Committee
20 Jul 2005Became a member of the Science and Technology Committee

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
79% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
81% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
24% European Union - For
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
53% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
94% Increase VAT
100% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
1% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
77% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
27% Smoking ban - In favour
99% Stop climate change
88% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% Terrorism laws - For
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
26% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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