Voting Record — Alex Salmond MSP, Aberdeenshire East (10525)

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 2011 still in office SNP votes out of votes out of n/a

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MSP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MSP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectAlex SalmondSNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
29 Aug 2007Stopped being Parliamentary Leader (Westminster),
2 Aug 2006Became Parliamentary Leader (Westminster),
2 Aug 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Leader,
16 Jan 2006Became Parliamentary Leader,
16 Jan 2006Stopped being Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs; Treasury),
16 Jan 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Leader (Westminster),
19 Jan 2004Became Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs; Treasury),
19 Jan 2004Became Parliamentary Leader (Westminster),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MSP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
53% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Ban fox hunting
50% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
44% European Union - For
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
50% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
53% Fully Elected House of Lords
52% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
68% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
0% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
96% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
99% No detention without charge or trial
0% Nuclear power - For
3% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
40% Post office - in favour of Government policy
60% Post office closures - against
50% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
98% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
62% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
54% Smoking ban - In favour
46% Stop climate change
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
15% Terrorism laws - For
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
1% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University education fees - Should be free
3% University Tuition Fees - For
58% Voting age - Reduce to 16
98% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MSPs 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 MSPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MSPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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