Voting Record — George Howarth MP, Knowsley North and Sefton East (10292)

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1055, 0.9% 1055 votes out of 1288, 81.9% 1 time
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 16 votes out of 1008, 1.6% 1008 votes out of 1246, 80.9% 2 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 773, 0.1% 773 votes out of 1273, 60.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectGeorge HowarthLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking minorityaye Rebel
27 Oct 2009Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
27 Oct 2009Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
15 Oct 2009Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
27 Nov 2008Stopped being Chairman, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected minorityno Rebel
23 May 2008Stopped being a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
3 Aug 2006Became Chairman, Armed Forces Bill Committee
13 Jun 2006Became a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee)
Commons12 Jan 2006Crossrail Bill [Instruction No. 2] tellnoaye Rebel Teller
20 Dec 2005Became a member of the Armed Forces Bill Committee
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
1 Nov 2005Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
HouseDateSubjectMr George HowarthLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
22 Jul 2004Became a member of the Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons11 Mar 2003Specialist Schools (Selection by Aptitude) minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 2 — Referendum Question minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2002Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2002Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 May 2002Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jan 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — Schedule 2 — Reallocation of Functions of Health Authorities to Primary Care Trusts minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2001Relationships (Civil Registration) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
11 Jun 2001Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office
HouseDateSubjectMr George HowarthLab VoteRôle
28 Jul 1999Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office
28 Jul 1999Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office
Commons20 May 1998Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol minorityaye Rebel
5 May 1997Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office

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
5% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Ban fox hunting
69% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
72% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
84% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
26% Fully Elected House of Lords
32% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
98% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
13% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
100% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
1% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
85% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
27% Schools - Greater Autonomy
82% Smoking ban - In favour
44% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
85% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
64% University Tuition Fees - For
42% 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 2005-2010, 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
99.0% Michael WillsNorth SwindonLab
98.9% Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab
98.7% Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab
98.5% Jimmy HoodLanark and Hamilton EastLab
98.4% Elliot MorleyScunthorpeLab

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