Voting Record — Angela Watkinson MP, Hornchurch and Upminster (11308)

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 Con 10 votes out of 655, 1.5% 655 votes out of 800, 81.9% 4 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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HouseDateSubjectAngela WatkinsonCon VoteRôle
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Sep 2011Prayers — Clause 1 — Duties of the Secretary of State tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons18 Mar 2011United Kingdom Parliamentary Sovereignty Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons17 Feb 2011Business without Debate — Estimates — Social Security tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jul 2010Use of the Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament tellayeaye Teller
11 May 2010Stopped being Whip, Whips
16 Dec 2005Became Whip, Whips
16 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Local Government Affairs & Communities
20 May 2005Became Shadow Minister, Local Government Affairs & Communities
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Education
17 Mar 2005Became Shadow Minister, Education
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Education
6 Jul 2004Stopped being Shadow Minister, Public Services, Health & Education
6 Jul 2004Became Shadow Minister, Education
10 May 2004Became Shadow Minister, Public Services, Health & Education

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
94% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
13% Ban fox hunting
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
13% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
13% Fox hunting - Ban
11% Fully Elected House of Lords
76% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
22% Homosexuality - Equal rights
8% Identity cards - For introduction
86% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
93% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
60% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
1% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
71% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
85% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
28% Smoking ban - In favour
98% Stop climate change
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
19% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
99% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
42% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% 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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