Voting Record — Eric Joyce MP, Falkirk (10685)

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 Lab 0 votes out of 400, 0.0% 400 votes out of 799, 50.1% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1059, 0.8% 1059 votes out of 1288, 82.2% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking minorityaye Rebel
16 Jan 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
16 Oct 2008Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
16 Oct 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
20 Nov 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
20 Nov 2006Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions
8 May 2006Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
8 May 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs minorityaye Rebel
10 Nov 2005Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons21 Oct 2005Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill tellnoaye Rebel Teller
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Procedure Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
2 Nov 2004Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2 Nov 2004Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
7 Sep 2004Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
28 May 2004Became a member of the Procedure Committee
13 May 2004Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
13 May 2004Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry

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
13% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Ban fox hunting
93% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
87% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
74% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99% Homosexuality - Equal rights
88% Identity cards - For introduction
13% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
2% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
18% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
100% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
96% Post office - in favour of Government policy
4% Post office closures - against
17% Privatise Royal Mail
29% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
2% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
2% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
51% Schools - Greater Autonomy
42% Smoking ban - In favour
65% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
67% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
62% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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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