Voting Record — Shaun Woodward MP, St Helens South and Whiston (10651)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
St Helens South and Whiston 6 May 2010 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 353, 0.0% 353 votes out of 782, 45.1% 0 times
St Helens South 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 3 votes out of 650, 0.5% 650 votes out of 1288, 50.5% 0 times
St Helens South 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 851, 0.4% 851 votes out of 1246, 68.3% 0 times
Witney 18 Dec 1999 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 323, 0.0% 323 votes out of 553, 58.4% 0 times
Witney 1 May 1997 17 Dec 1999 Con 3 votes out of 430, 0.7% 430 votes out of 720, 59.7% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectShaun WoodwardLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010Stopped being Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
HouseDateSubjectShaun WoodwardLab VoteRôle
28 Jun 2007Became Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Media & Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
3 Aug 2006Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Media & Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
3 Aug 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
8 May 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office
8 May 2006Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
11 May 2005Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office
HouseDateSubjectMr Shaun WoodwardLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Human Rights (Joint Committee)
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
10 Jan 2005Became a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Jan 2005Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee of Works of Art
28 May 2004Became a member of the Human Rights (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became a member of the Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectShaun WoodwardLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
HouseDateSubjectMr Shaun WoodwardCon VoteRôle
Commons10 Feb 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduce age of consent for homosexual acts to 16 Majorityno 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
44% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Ban fox hunting
93% Business and community control of schools: For
33% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
99% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
91% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
84% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
21% Increase VAT
97% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
84% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
20% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
63% Nuclear power - For
98% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
93% Post office - in favour of Government policy
7% Post office closures - against
31% Privatise Royal Mail
23% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
3% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
51% Schools - Greater Autonomy
73% Smoking ban - In favour
59% Stop climate change
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
55% University Tuition Fees - For
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% 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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