Voting Record — MPs for East Yorkshire

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...)
Greg Knight (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	still in office	Con	11 votes out of 655, 1.7%	655 votes out of 782, 83.8%
Greg Knight (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	30 votes out of 836, 3.6%	836 votes out of 1288, 64.9%
Mr Greg Knight (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	8 votes out of 784, 1.0%	784 votes out of 1246, 62.9%
Mr John Townend (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	2 votes out of 515, 0.4%	515 votes out of 1273, 40.5%

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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 Greg Knight MP
House	Date	Subject	Greg Knight	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	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	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2012	Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2012	Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jan 2012	Daylight Saving Bill — Clause 1 — Report to be prepared on advancing time	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2012	Daylight Saving Bill — Clause 1 — Report to be prepared on advancing time	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2011	Youth Employment	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2011	Regulatory Authorities (Level of Charges) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Dec 2010	Daylight Saving Bill — Pass the Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Dec 2010	Daylight Saving Bill — Conclude Second Reading debate	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2010	Sustainable Livestock Bill — Closure Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Greg Knight MP
House	Date	Subject	Greg Knight	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House – wash-up period	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2009	Communities and Local Government — Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Apr 2009	Communities and Local Government — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Canterbury City Council Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Canterbury City Council Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 22 — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2007	Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2007	Prayers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Feb 2007	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2007	Orders of the Day — Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2006	Deferred Division — Conventions (Joint Committee)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr Greg Knight MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Greg Knight	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2003	Deferred Division — Sexual Orientation Discrimination	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations	both	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2002	Industrial and Provident Societies Bill — New Clause 3 — Annual fees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Nov 2001	Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr John Townend MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Townend	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	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
32%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
70%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	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
15%	European Union - For
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
95%	Fully Elected House of Lords
84%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
16%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
16%	Identity cards - For introduction
87%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
90%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
85%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
25%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
79%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
14%	Smoking ban - In favour
61%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
20%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
1%	Transparency of Parliament
67%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
44%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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