Voting Record — Roger Godsiff MP, Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath (10231)

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
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	48 votes out of 721, 6.7%	721 votes out of 1288, 56.0%	1 time
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	15 votes out of 778, 1.9%	778 votes out of 1246, 62.4%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	2 votes out of 919, 0.2%	919 votes out of 1273, 72.2%	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	Roger Godsiff	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	16 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day] — Equitable Life	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — Clause 18 — Trust special administrators: consequential amendments	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2009	Health Bill — New law against purchase of tobacco on behalf of children — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Care Homes (Domestic Pets) — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2009	Iraq Inquiry — Welcomes the inquiry	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2009	Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Process	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Amendment to proposed Commons timetable for debate — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Commencement	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2007	European Communities (Finance) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
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 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2006	Animal Welfare Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Schedule 14 — Extradition	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2006	Police and Justice Bill — Repeals of amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2006	Police and Justice Bill — Extradition to the USA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	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	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Roger Godsiff	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Convention on the Future of Europe	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 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Roger Godsiff	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying	minority	no	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
20%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
87%	Ban fox hunting
32%	Business and community control of schools: For
33%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
72%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
26%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
45%	European Union - For
40%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
12%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
28%	Fully Elected House of Lords
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
92%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
89%	Identity cards - For introduction
13%	Increase VAT
46%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
38%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
84%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
61%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
99%	Nuclear power - For
99%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
94%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
6%	Post office closures - against
34%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
2%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
85%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Right to strike
15%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
28%	Smoking ban - In favour
44%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
85%	Terrorism laws - For
83%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
21%	Transparency of Parliament
17%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
78%	University education fees - Should be free
32%	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 2005-2010, 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
96.3%	Denis Murphy	Wansbeck	Lab
95.3%	Robin Cook	Livingston	Lab
95.1%	Emily Thornberry	Islington South and Finsbury	Lab
94.7%	John Cummings	Easington	Lab
94.4%	Christine Russell	City of Chester	Lab

Voting Record — Roger Godsiff MP, Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath (10231)

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