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Voting Record — MPs for Aberavon

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

Name From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...)

Hywel Francis (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 still in office Lab 4 votes out of 954, 0.4% 954 votes out of 1232, 77.4%

Mr Hywel Francis (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 9 votes out of 922, 1.0% 922 votes out of 1246, 74.0%

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 4 votes out of 468, 0.9% 468 votes out of 1273, 36.8%

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 9 Apr 1992 8 Apr 1997 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 11 Jun 1987 16 Mar 1992 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 9 Jun 1983 18 May 1987 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 3 May 1979 13 May 1983 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 10 Oct 1974 7 Apr 1979 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 28 Feb 1974 20 Sep 1974 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 18 Jun 1970 8 Feb 1974 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 31 Mar 1966 29 Apr 1970 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 15 Oct 1964 10 Mar 1966 unknown votes out of votes out of

Sir John Morris (show only their votes) 8 Oct 1959 25 Sep 1964 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 26 May 1955 18 Sep 1959 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 25 Oct 1951 6 May 1955 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 23 Feb 1950 5 Oct 1951 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 5 Jul 1945 3 Feb 1950 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 14 Nov 1935 15 Jun 1945 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 27 Oct 1931 25 Oct 1935 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr William Cove (show only their votes) 30 May 1929 7 Oct 1931 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ramsay Macdonald (show only their votes) 29 Oct 1924 10 May 1929 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ramsay Macdonald (show only their votes) 6 Dec 1923 9 Oct 1924 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ramsay Macdonald (show only their votes) 15 Nov 1922 16 Nov 1923 unknown votes out of votes out of

Lieut-Colonel John Edwards (show only their votes) 14 Dec 1918 26 Oct 1922 unknown votes out of votes out of

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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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Votes by Hywel Francis MP
House	Date	Subject	Hywel Francis	Lab Vote	Rôle
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 — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 94 — Legislative competence: supplementary	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Hywel Francis MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Hywel Francis	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — 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 — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	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
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sir John Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Sir John Morris	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr William Cove MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr William Cove	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ramsay Macdonald MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ramsay Macdonald	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ramsay Macdonald MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ramsay Macdonald	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ramsay Macdonald MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ramsay Macdonald	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Lieut-Colonel John Edwards MP
House	Date	Subject	Lieut-Colonel John Edwards	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller

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
6%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
87%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
48%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
97%	House of Lords Reform
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
30%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
2%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
1%	No detention without charge or trial
63%	Nuclear power - For
99%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
54%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
99%	Smoking ban - In favour
21%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
97%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
92%	University education fees - For top up fees
8%	University education fees - Should be free
99%	University tuition fees
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 2005-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.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
97.4% Tony Blair Sedgefield Lab

97.3% Gordon Brown Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Lab

97.2% Robin Cook Livingston Lab

94.4% Bill Rammell Harlow Lab

94.4% Peter Hain Neath Lab