Voting Record — Robert Walter MP, North Dorset (10620)

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	Con	6 votes out of 455, 1.3%	455 votes out of 782, 58.2%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	12 votes out of 487, 2.5%	487 votes out of 1288, 37.8%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	13 votes out of 594, 2.2%	594 votes out of 1246, 47.7%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	3 votes out of 684, 0.4%	684 votes out of 1273, 53.7%	3 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	Robert Walter	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 10 — Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 16 — Review of civil partnership	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
House	Date	Subject	Robert Walter	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Deferred Divisions — Social Security	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2010	Food Industry Competitiveness — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Robert Walter	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Treasury Committee
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Treasury Committee
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	Majority	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 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Carry-over of Bills	Majority	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	29 Oct 2002	Ministerial Statements proposals	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Robert Walter	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 1999	Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	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
80%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
45%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
11%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
0%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
30%	European Union - For
30%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
78%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11%	Fully Elected House of Lords
83%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
37%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
23%	Identity cards - For introduction
72%	Increase VAT
50%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
92%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
60%	No detention without charge or trial
33%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
33%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
66%	Privatise Royal Mail
68%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
99%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
33%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50%	Right to strike
73%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
14%	Smoking ban - In favour
68%	Stop climate change
60%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
39%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
58%	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.

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Voting Record — Robert Walter MP, North Dorset (10620)

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