Voting Record — MPs for Braintree

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...)
Brooks Newmark (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	still in office	Con	5 votes out of 661, 0.8%	661 votes out of 799, 82.7%
Brooks Newmark (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	10 votes out of 864, 1.2%	864 votes out of 1288, 67.1%
Mr Alan Hurst (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	31 votes out of 876, 3.5%	876 votes out of 1246, 70.3%
Mr Alan Hurst (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	14 votes out of 1007, 1.4%	1007 votes out of 1273, 79.1%

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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 Brooks Newmark MP
House	Date	Subject	Brooks Newmark	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Jul 2012	Court of Justice of the European Union — Draft European Union Budget	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2012	Business without Debate — Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill — Professional Standards in the Banking Industry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 May 2012	Debate on the Address — Jobs and Growth	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 May 2012	Debate on the Address — Jobs and Growth	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Apr 2012	Financial Services Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2012	Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 4) — Stalking	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2012	Bill Presented — Civil Aviation — Public Bodies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2011	Sex Education (Required Content) — Clause 10 — Plant and machinery writing-down allowances	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2010	European Union Economic Governance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2010	Postal Services Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by Brooks Newmark MP
House	Date	Subject	Brooks Newmark	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 19. Landline duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 8. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 4. Corporation tax (small profits rates and fractions for financial year 2010)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 3. corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2011)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2010	Delegated Legislation — Local Government	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2010	Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 3 — Alcohol disorder zones	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2010	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2) — CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND GOVERNANCE BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 5)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2010	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2010	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2009	Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill — Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2009	13. Fuel Duties (Rates and Rebates from Spring 2009)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2009	9. Rates of Duty on Alcoholic Liquor	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2009	Corporation Tax (Small Companies' Rates and Fractions for Financial Year 2009)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2009	Corporation Tax (Charge and Main Rates for Financial Year 2010)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2008	Fuel Duty — Balance against oil prices — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Jun 2008	Pensioner Poverty — Welcomes the policies of this Government	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Jun 2008	Pensioner Poverty — Redeem 1997 pledge — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2008	Vehicle Excise Duty — planned increases should be abandoned — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 6 — Rate etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008 etc	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Animals Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — No freedom of information	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Disagree to Lords amendments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Remove foreign policy role of the President of the European Council — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Feb 2008	Delegated Legislation — Local Government	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Powers of Secretary of State	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 23 — Overriding duty of Office of Rail Regulation before Crossrail operational	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Financial provisions (disclosure of information)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2007	Northern Rock	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Nov 2007	European Union — Asylum policy should remain under control of the British government — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — power to award foundation degrees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — power to award foundation degrees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 17 — Intervention: England	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2007	Prayers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2007	The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Alan Hurst MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Hurst	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — New Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury	minority	aye	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	29 Oct 2003	Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	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
Commons	4 Nov 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	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
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr Alan Hurst MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Hurst	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill	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
79%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
81%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
24%	European Union - For
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
100%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
53%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
94%	Increase VAT
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
77%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
27%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	Stop climate change
88%	Termination of pregnancy - against
33%	Terrorism laws - For
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
26%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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