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Voting Record — MPs for Gower

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...)

Martin Caton (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 still in office Lab 29 votes out of 995, 2.9% 995 votes out of 1224, 81.3%

Mr Martin Caton (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 26 votes out of 1002, 2.6% 1002 votes out of 1246, 80.4%

Mr Martin Caton (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 14 votes out of 964, 1.5% 964 votes out of 1273, 75.7%

Mr Gareth Wardell (show only their votes) 9 Apr 1992 8 Apr 1997 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Gareth Wardell (show only their votes) 11 Jun 1987 16 Mar 1992 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Gareth Wardell (show only their votes) 9 Jun 1983 18 May 1987 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Gareth Wardell (show only their votes) 16 Sep 1982 13 May 1983 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 3 May 1979 6 Jun 1982 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 10 Oct 1974 7 Apr 1979 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 28 Feb 1974 20 Sep 1974 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 18 Jun 1970 8 Feb 1974 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 31 Mar 1966 29 Apr 1970 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 15 Oct 1964 10 Mar 1966 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Ifor Davies (show only their votes) 8 Oct 1959 25 Sep 1964 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 26 May 1955 18 Sep 1959 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 25 Oct 1951 6 May 1955 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 23 Feb 1950 5 Oct 1951 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 5 Jul 1945 3 Feb 1950 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 14 Nov 1935 15 Jun 1945 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 27 Oct 1931 25 Oct 1935 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 30 May 1929 7 Oct 1931 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 29 Oct 1924 10 May 1929 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 6 Dec 1923 9 Oct 1924 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Grenfell (show only their votes) 15 Nov 1922 16 Nov 1923 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr John Williams (show only their votes) 14 Dec 1918 20 Jun 1922 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr John Williams (show only their votes) 3 Dec 1910 25 Nov 1918 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr John Williams (show only their votes) 15 Jan 1910 28 Nov 1910 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr John Williams (show only their votes) 12 Jan 1906 10 Jan 1910 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr John Thomas (show only their votes) 1 Oct 1900 8 Jan 1906 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Randell (show only their votes) 13 Jul 1895 25 Sep 1900 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Randell (show only their votes) 4 Jul 1892 8 Jul 1895 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr David Randell (show only their votes) 27 Mar 1888 28 Jun 1892 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Frank Yeo (show only their votes) 1 Jul 1886 4 Mar 1888 unknown votes out of votes out of

Mr Frank Yeo (show only their votes) 24 Nov 1885 26 Jun 1886 unknown votes out of votes out of

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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 Martin Caton MP
House	Date	Subject	Martin Caton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Nov 2009	Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Suspension of Coroner's Investivation Pending Inquiry — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Consideration of climate change — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 16 — Earnings link	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 6 — Parliamentary control of decisions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 81 — "Local improvement targets": interpretation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain nuclear deterrent beyond existing system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Case not yet proven — rejected	minority	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	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Retention of selection by ability or aptitude after parent ballot — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Martin Caton MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Martin Caton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Nov 2004	Housing Bill — Decent Homes Standard for Social Housing	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2004	Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Powers of consideration and representation by Children's Commissioner for Wales	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Children's Commissioner: functions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Schedule 4 — Repeals	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Clause 11 — Unification of appeal system	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Clause 7 — Failed asylum seekers: withdrawal of support	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Support for the Government	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	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	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 15 — Support for Destitute Asylum-Seeker	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	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
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Martin Caton MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Martin Caton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 1999	Employment Relations Bill - New Clause	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Gareth Wardell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Gareth Wardell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Gareth Wardell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Gareth Wardell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Gareth Wardell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Gareth Wardell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Gareth Wardell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Gareth Wardell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Ifor Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ifor Davies	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Grenfell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Grenfell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr John Williams MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr John Williams MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr John Williams MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr John Williams MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr John Thomas MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Thomas	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Randell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Randell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Randell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Randell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr David Randell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Randell	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Frank Yeo MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Frank Yeo	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Mr Frank Yeo MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Frank Yeo	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller

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
37%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
90%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
40%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
16%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
87%	House of Lords Reform
83%	Identity cards - For introduction
2%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
7%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
38%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
5%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
50%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
2%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
9%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
81%	Smoking ban - In favour
69%	Stop climate change
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
94%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
32%	University education fees - For top up fees
68%	University education fees - Should be free
35%	University tuition fees
83%	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 2005-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.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
98.8% Paul Truswell Pudsey Lab

98.6% Michael Meacher Oldham West & Royton Lab

97.8% Chris Mullin Sunderland South Lab

97.8% David Winnick Walsall North Lab

97.8% George Mudie Leeds East Lab