Voting Record — MPs for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

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...)
John Thurso (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	still in office	LDem	9 votes out of 566, 1.6%	566 votes out of 782, 72.4%
John Thurso (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	LDem	13 votes out of 786, 1.7%	786 votes out of 1288, 61.0%
Viscount John Thurso (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	LDem	16 votes out of 788, 2.0%	788 votes out of 1246, 63.2%
Mr Robert Maclennan (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	LDem	3 votes out of 480, 0.6%	480 votes out of 1273, 37.7%

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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 John Thurso MP
House	Date	Subject	John Thurso	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	24 Apr 2013	Agricultural Wages Board	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Apr 2012	Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill — Food Labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Jan 2011	Dairy Farming — New Clause 2 — Guarantee of inter-business agreement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — number and distribution of seats	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Periodicity of Reports of the Boundary Commissions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Superannuation Bill — New Clause 1 — Consents required for civil service compensation scheme modifications	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Thurso MP
House	Date	Subject	John Thurso	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	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	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Liaison Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Viscount John Thurso MP
House	Date	Subject	Viscount John Thurso	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill [Money]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2002	Nuclear Power — Will be addressed on its own merits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jun 2002	Estimates, 2002–03	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not penalise those who bring passengers to the UK without the necessary authority — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 10 — Withholding and withdrawal of support	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 May 2002	Post Office Closures — Deep concern — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Clause 26 — Charge and rates for 2002–03	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Ban	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2002	Tax Credits Bill — New Clause 2 — Means of payment of tax credits to recipients	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2002	Civil Defence (Grant) Bill — Clause 2 — General	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2002	Care System	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2002	Care System	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Removal of Sunset Clause — Insistence	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clauses 79 to 87 — Fissile Nuclear Material, Aviation Security	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	both	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr Robert Maclennan MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Robert Maclennan	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Nov 2000	Parliamentary Oath (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	minority	unknown	Unknown

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
32%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
14%	Business and community control of schools: For
33%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
79%	European Union - For
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
94%	Fully Elected House of Lords
68%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
69%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
13%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
1%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
96%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
61%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
28%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
3%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
97%	Post office closures - against
69%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
29%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
81%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
99%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
25%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
66%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
39%	Smoking ban - In favour
85%	Stop climate change
20%	Termination of pregnancy - against
5%	Terrorism laws - For
50%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
10%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
33%	Trident replacement - In favour
50%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
19%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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

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Voting Record — MPs for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

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