Voting Record — MPs for Falkirk West

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Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Mr Eric Joyce (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	3 votes out of 965, 0.3%	965 votes out of 1246, 77.4%
Mr Eric Joyce (show only their votes)	21 Dec 2000	14 May 2001	Lab	0 votes out of 151, 0.0%	151 votes out of 177, 85.3%
Dennis Canavan (show only their votes)	27 Mar 1999	21 Nov 2000	Ind	no whip	53 votes out of 539, 9.8%
Mr Dennis Canavan (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	26 Mar 1999	Lab	12 votes out of 287, 4.2%	287 votes out of 509, 56.4%

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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 Mr Eric Joyce MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Eric Joyce	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Jul 2003	House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr Eric Joyce MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Eric Joyce	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Dennis Canavan MP
House	Date	Subject	Dennis Canavan	Ind Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	none	Free
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	none	Free
Commons	14 Feb 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - The Speaker's Committee	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jan 2000	Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill - Salaries	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill - Disqualification from ministerial office in United Kingdom	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill - Consequential repeal	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - New Clause	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - New Clause	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Extent	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc: Northern Ireland	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc.	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Income support premiums payable upon termination of bereavement allowance	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Age additions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc.	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Excessive pension contributions made by persons who have become insolvent	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Optional work-focused interviews	Majority	none	Free
Commons	27 Apr 1999	Finance Bill - Hydrocarbon oil duties	minority	none	Free
Commons	31 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - '9. Compensatory award: removal of limit in certain cases	Majority	none	Free
Commons	31 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Collective Bargaining: Recognition	tellaye	none	Free Teller
Commons	31 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Employment agencies	Majority	none	Free
Commons	31 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Value Added Tax	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Assessment of working days lost as a result of Act	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Discrimination in the work-place on grounds of sexual orientation	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Discrimination in the work-place on grounds of age	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Small employers' exemption	Majority	none	Free
Votes by Mr Dennis Canavan MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Dennis Canavan	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Nov 1998	Scotland Bill - Constituencies, regions and regional members	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 1998	Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 1998	Scotland Bill - Reserved matters	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Feb 1998	Iraq	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security 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
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

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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
97.3%	Robert Jackson	Wantage	whilst Lab
97.1%	Mr Brian Wilson	Cunninghame North	Lab
96.8%	Mr Paul Murphy	Torfaen	Lab
96.6%	Mr Ian McCartney	Makerfield	Lab
96.5%	Mr Peter Mandelson	Hartlepool	Lab

Voting Record — MPs for Falkirk West

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