Voting Record — Simon Hughes MP, Bermondsey and Old Southwark (10298)

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 LDem 12 votes out of 629, 1.9% 629 votes out of 776, 81.1% 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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HouseDateSubjectSimon HughesLDem VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 8 — Determination by court of applications in section 6 proceedings minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — New Clause 4 — Expiry and renewal minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 6 — Declaration permitting closed material applications in proceedings minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 6 — Declaration permitting closed material applications in proceedings minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Jan 2013Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Apr 2012Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Lords amendments — Lord Chancellor’s functions minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2011Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — New Clause 17 — Extension of scope of legal aid in complex cases minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 2011Smoking in Private Vehicles minorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,
8 Jan 2009Stopped being Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
8 Jan 2009Became Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,
8 Jan 2009Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
20 Aug 2008Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
23 May 2008Stopped being a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee)
27 Jul 2007Stopped being Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfoloio Responsibilities
27 Jul 2007Became Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
20 Jul 2007Became Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfoloio Responsibilities
6 Jul 2007Stopped being Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
6 Jul 2007Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
5 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President, Cabinet Office
4 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Justice & Shadow Attorney General, Ministry of Justice
4 Jul 2007Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President, Cabinet Office
17 May 2007Became Shadow Secretary of State for Justice & Shadow Attorney General, Ministry of Justice
17 May 2007Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Attorney General, Constitutional Affairs
13 Jun 2006Became a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee)
21 Mar 2006Became Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
21 Mar 2006Became Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Attorney General, Constitutional Affairs
19 Oct 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Party President, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1 Jun 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Party President, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee
28 May 2004Became a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee

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
43% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
70% Ban fox hunting
26% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
73% European Union - For
0% Foundation hospitals - In favour
70% Fox hunting - Ban
90% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
86% Fully Elected House of Lords
84% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
91% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
64% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
2% Nuclear power - For
1% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
84% Privatise Royal Mail
77% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
97% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
26% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
89% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
59% Schools - Greater Autonomy
56% Smoking ban - In favour
97% Stop climate change
60% Termination of pregnancy - against
1% Terrorism laws - For
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
100% Transparency of Parliament
33% Trident replacement - In favour
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
18% University Tuition Fees - For
98% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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