Voting Record — MPs for Halifax

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...)
Linda Riordan (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	still in office	Lab	4 votes out of 549, 0.7%	549 votes out of 799, 68.7%
Linda Riordan (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	53 votes out of 979, 5.4%	979 votes out of 1288, 76.0%
Mrs Alice Mahon (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	81 votes out of 834, 9.7%	834 votes out of 1246, 66.9%
Mrs Alice Mahon (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	26 votes out of 972, 2.7%	972 votes out of 1273, 76.4%

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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 Linda Riordan MP
House	Date	Subject	Linda Riordan	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Jun 2013	Communities and Local Government — Clause 11 — Payments to electricity suppliers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Mar 2011	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Linda Riordan MP
House	Date	Subject	Linda Riordan	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Fiscal Responsibility Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2009	Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2009	Marine Conservation Bill — Marine Conservation Zones designated to conserve marine ecosystem as a whole — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Apr 2009	Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	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	3 Mar 2009	Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Oct 2008	Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Vehicle excise duty: variation of graduated rates for light passenger vehicles	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Process	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Disallow inquests without a jury in England and Wales — rejected	minority	no	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	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Not the right time	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected	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	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	7 Feb 2007	Delegated Legislation — merchant shipping	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — 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	22 May 2006	Armed Forces Bill — Clause 8 — Desertion — Life imprisonment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "unforeseen recklessness"	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Encouragement of Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Recommittal to Select Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mrs Alice Mahon MP
House	Date	Subject	Mrs Alice Mahon	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Alteration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading — Amendment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Authorisation for demonstrations in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — New Clause 3 — Racial and religious hatred	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2005	Railways Bill — Transfer Schemes at End of Franchising Agreements	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2004	Housing Bill — Decent Homes Standard for Social Housing	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Election of an MP to more than one seat	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	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 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Programming of Bills	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Jul 2004	Iraq — Adjournment Debate	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2004	School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 3 — General Duty of Regulator	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	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2003	Iraq — Foreign Affairs Committee Report	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Jun 2003	Deferred Division — Race Relations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jun 2003	Fire Services Bill — Title	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2003	Fire Services Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	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	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	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	25 Nov 2002	Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2002	Enterprise Bill — Clause 21 — Duty To Make References In Relation To Completed Mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 May 2002	Home Energy Conservation Bill — Clause 1 — Targets for Energy Efficiency Improvements	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — Abolish selection by aptitude in state schools — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Government Amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clause 38 — Religious Hatred	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	minority	aye	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
Votes by Mrs Alice Mahon MP
House	Date	Subject	Mrs Alice Mahon	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - After clause 61	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2000	Defence White Paper — Decline to approve	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	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	22 Jun 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services.	minority	no	Rebel
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	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	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

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
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
34%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
22%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
90%	European Union - For
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
59%	Identity cards - For introduction
13%	Increase VAT
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
53%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
100%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
23%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
16%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
98%	Right to strike
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
81%	Smoking ban - In favour
87%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
47%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	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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