Voting Record — Paul Farrelly MP, Newcastle-under-Lyme (10882)

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 466, 0.0%	466 votes out of 776, 60.1%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	32 votes out of 882, 3.6%	882 votes out of 1288, 68.5%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	10 votes out of 937, 1.1%	937 votes out of 1246, 75.2%	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	Paul Farrelly	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Paul Farrelly	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Fiscal Responsibility Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2009	Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
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	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Equitable Life — Government should accept recommendations on compensation — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2009	Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2009	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Apr 2009	Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — Schedule 21 — Repeals	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to investigate immediately — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Business of the House	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	both	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Process	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Disallow inquests without a jury in England and Wales — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
15 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Paul Farrelly	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Science and Technology Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
11 Jun 2004	Became a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Science and Technology Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	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
51%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
95%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
99%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
92%	European Union - For
50%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
95%	Fox hunting - Ban
86%	Fully Elected House of Lords
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
81%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
85%	Identity cards - For introduction
21%	Increase VAT
70%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
22%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
32%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
100%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
96%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
4%	Post office closures - against
31%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
98%	Right to strike
22%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
84%	Smoking ban - In favour
67%	Stop climate change
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
99%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
70%	University education fees - Should be free
27%	University Tuition Fees - For
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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Voting Record — Paul Farrelly MP, Newcastle-under-Lyme (10882)

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