Voting Record — Frank Dobson MP, Holborn and St Pancras (10171)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Lab	1 vote out of 518, 0.2%	518 votes out of 800, 64.8%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	34 votes out of 851, 4.0%	851 votes out of 1288, 66.1%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	33 votes out of 881, 3.7%	881 votes out of 1246, 70.7%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	0 votes out of 597, 0.0%	597 votes out of 1273, 46.9%	0 times

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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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House	Date	Subject	Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Alcohol Marketing — Clause 152 — Restriction on issue of arrest warrants in private prosecutions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	minority	unknown	Unknown
House	Date	Subject	Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Election of Committee Chairs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Remove the power of the Lord Chancellor to suspend a coroner's investigation and inquest and replace it with an "inquiry" — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 11 — Certified investigations: investigation by a judge, inquest without jury	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	28 Jan 2009	Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	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	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	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
5 Feb 2008	Stopped being a member of the Administration Committee
Commons	28 Mar 2007	Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 — 28 Mar 2007 — Division No. 88	minority	aye	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 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — 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 — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	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	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 — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	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
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Administration Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Lords' Amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
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	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd 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	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	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	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	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — 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	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Frank Dobson	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 Oct 1999	Stopped being Secretary of State, Department of Health
3 May 1997	Became Secretary of State, Department of Health

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
9%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99%	Ban fox hunting
17%	Business and community control of schools: For
50%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
39%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
85%	European Union - For
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
99%	Fox hunting - Ban
32%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
5%	Fully Elected House of Lords
56%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
87%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
85%	Identity cards - For introduction
7%	Increase VAT
30%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
38%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
61%	No detention without charge or trial
58%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98%	Nuclear power - For
98%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
17%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
88%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
6%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
86%	Smoking ban - In favour
70%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
61%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
17%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
65%	University education fees - Should be free
34%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	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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Voting Record — Frank Dobson MP, Holborn and St Pancras (10171)

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