Voting Record — Anne Main MP, St Albans (11798)

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 42 votes out of 602, 7.0% 602 votes out of 776, 77.6% 2 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 15 votes out of 820, 1.8% 820 votes out of 1288, 63.7% 4 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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HouseDateSubjectAnne MainCon VoteRôle
Commons16 Apr 2013Business without Debate — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2012Free School Meals (Children Over the Age of 16) — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2012European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Apr 2012Business of the House — Schedule 1 — High income child benefit charge minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 6 — VAT on caravans minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 5 — Value Added Tax: baked products minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2012Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March) minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Feb 2012Ten Minute Rule Bill- Annual Statements of Healthcare Costs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2012Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons25 Jan 2012Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2011Education and Training (Young People with Autism) — New Clause 30 — Abolition of certain sentences for dangerous offenders minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Oct 2011Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Ireland and Portugal minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill (Ways and Means) — Clause 3 — Persons arrested for or charged with a qualifying offence minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3) minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Sep 2011Business of the House — Fixed-term Parliaments Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011Business of the House (18 July) — International Monetary Fund minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2011Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons23 May 2011Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Sentencing minorityno Rebel
Commons4 May 2011Deferred Division — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Mar 2011Deferred Division — Section 6 of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Feb 2011Deferred Divisons — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Taxation of the financial sector minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Financial Stabilisation Mechanism minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2011European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2011Firearms (Amendment) Bill — Clause 6 — Decisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2010Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010Draft EU Budget 2011 minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Jul 2010Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Energy and Climate Change Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Communities and Local Government Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
HouseDateSubjectAnne MainCon VoteRôle
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure minorityaye Rebel
20 Jan 2009Became a member of the Energy and Climate Change Committee
27 Nov 2008Stopped being a member of the Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected tellayeno Rebel Teller
20 May 2008Became a member of the Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Short Speeches minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy tellayeaye Teller
28 Jun 2006Stopped being a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
28 Jun 2006Became a member of the Communities and Local Government Committee
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
10 Mar 2006Became a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees Majorityaye 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.

AgreementPolicy
100% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
79% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
7% European Union - For
43% Fully Elected House of Lords
75% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
1% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
79% Increase VAT
99% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
50% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
12% Post office - in favour of Government policy
88% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
77% Promote Occupational Pensions
4% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
90% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
85% Schools - Greater Autonomy
79% Smoking ban - In favour
81% Stop climate change
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
27% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54% 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...)

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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