Voting Record — George Howarth MP, Knowsley (10292)

George Howarth is currently Member, Panel of Chairs

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 674, 0.0% 674 votes out of 1002, 67.3% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 3 votes out of 338, 0.9% 338 votes out of 463, 73.0% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 3 votes out of 270, 1.1% 270 votes out of 467, 57.8% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 11 votes out of 866, 1.3% 866 votes out of 1239, 69.9% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectGeorge HowarthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
25 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023Became Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
15 Jan 2020Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectGeorge HowarthLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons1 Apr 2019EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (G) Parliamentary Supremacy — MPs to Decide Between Remaining in the EU and Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations minorityaye Rebel
22 Jun 2017Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectGeorge HowarthLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectGeorge HowarthLab VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Closed Material Proceedings Only If Fair Determination Not Possible By Other Means Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2012Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
30 Jan 2012Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons24 Nov 2010Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the AP1000 Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Personal, Social and Health Education in Academy School Curricula -rejected bothaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
13 Oct 2009Became Member, Panel of Chairs
31 Oct 2006Stopped being Member, Conventions (Joint Committee)
17 May 2006Became Member, Conventions (Joint Committee)
9 May 2006Stopped being Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
9 May 2006Stopped being Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
20 Dec 2005Became Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
20 Dec 2005Became Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
20 Dec 2005Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
19 Dec 2005Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 Jul 2005Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
11 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
20 Jul 2004Became Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
10 Sep 2003Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
15 May 2002Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
7 Jun 2001Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office),
29 Jul 1999Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office),
29 Jul 1999Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department,
1 Jun 1997Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
6 May 1997Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department,
1 Jun 1994Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jun 1994Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jun 1989Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),

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
11% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6% Academy Schools - for
90% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
82% Apprenticeships
75% Assisted Dying
50% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Ban fox hunting
73% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
69% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
52% Closed Material Proceedure
24% Coalition Programme for Government - For
72% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
29% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
50% Employee Shareholder Status
42% Employment rights
16% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
7% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74% European Union Integration - For
8% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
38% Fixed Term Parliaments
74% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
35% Fully Elected House of Lords
77% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
63% Further devolution to Scotland
70% Further devolution to Wales
57% Gambling - Against permissiveness
13% GP Commissioning in the NHS
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
50% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
30% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
59% Higher taxes on banks
50% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
85% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
83% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
83% Incentivise membership of press regulator
22% Increase Air Passenger Duty
28% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
19% Increase VAT
58% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
72% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
85% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
79% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
36% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
63% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
89% Mass Retention of Communications Data
48% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
63% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
83% Nuclear power - For
68% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
9% Police and Crime Commissioners
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
1% Post office closures - against
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
35% Promote Occupational Pensions
48% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
38% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
28% Reduce capital gains tax
10% Reduce central funding for local government
13% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
25% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
13% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
49% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
8% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
86% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
75% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
10% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
18% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
71% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
74% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
80% Same Sex Marriage - for
25% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
82% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
70% Stop climate change
74% Support current and former armed service members
31% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
75% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
18% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
24% Tougher on illegal immigration
26% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46% Transparency of Parliament
71% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
60% University Tuition Fees - For
88% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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