Voting Record — Joan Walley MP, Stoke-on-Trent North (10619)

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	3 votes out of 570, 0.5%	570 votes out of 776, 73.5%	1 time
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	18 votes out of 976, 1.8%	976 votes out of 1288, 75.8%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	15 votes out of 897, 1.7%	897 votes out of 1246, 72.0%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	4 votes out of 893, 0.4%	893 votes out of 1273, 70.1%	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	Joan Walley	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisions — Police	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2010	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the West Midlands Regional Select Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
House	Date	Subject	Joan Walley	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Oct 2009	Marine Conservation Bill — Marine Conservation Zones designated to conserve marine ecosystem as a whole — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2009	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust	minority	no	Rebel
4 Mar 2009	Became a member of the West Midlands Regional Select Committee
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
27 Nov 2008	Stopped being a member of the Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
20 May 2008	Became a member of the Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
6 Mar 2008	Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain nuclear deterrent beyond existing system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Case not yet proven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	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	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	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	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 — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
House	Date	Subject	Ms Joan Walley	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Support for the Government	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 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	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
House	Date	Subject	Ms Joan Walley	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	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
5%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
38%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
90%	European Union - For
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
74%	Fully Elected House of Lords
40%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
93%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
93%	Identity cards - For introduction
13%	Increase VAT
7%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
85%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
18%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
57%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
46%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
95%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
98%	Right to strike
12%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
94%	Smoking ban - In favour
66%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
99%	Terrorism laws - For
33%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
17%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8%	University education fees - Should be free
64%	University Tuition Fees - For
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	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 — Joan Walley MP, Stoke-on-Trent North (10619)

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