Voting Record — MPs for Leeds North West

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...)
Greg Mulholland (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	still in office	LDem	49 votes out of 528, 9.3%	528 votes out of 782, 67.5%
Greg Mulholland (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	LDem	21 votes out of 869, 2.4%	869 votes out of 1288, 67.5%
Mr Harold Best (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	41 votes out of 700, 5.9%	700 votes out of 1246, 56.2%
Mr Harold Best (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	16 votes out of 885, 1.8%	885 votes out of 1273, 69.5%

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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 Greg Mulholland MP
House	Date	Subject	Greg Mulholland	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 10 — Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Apr 2013	Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment) — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Business without Debate — Arbitration Service for defamation and related civil claims against members of Independent Regulatory Board	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Business without Debate — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Business without Debate — Growth and Infrastructure Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 8 — Determination by court of applications in section 6 proceedings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — New Clause 4 — Expiry and renewal	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 6 — Declaration permitting closed material applications in proceedings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 6 — Declaration permitting closed material applications in proceedings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2013	Equality (Marriage) (Amendment)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2012	Growth and Infrastructure Bill (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 8 — Electronic communications code: the need to promote growth	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2012	Deferred Division — Public Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Apr 2012	Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill — Schedule 1 — Civil legal services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Mar 2012	Attorney-General — Clause 14 — Other services etc. provided as part of the health service	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Mar 2012	Attorney-General — Clause 1 — Secretary of State’s duty to promote comprehensive health service	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Mar 2012	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Half Day] — Health and Social Care Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Mar 2012	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Half Day] — Health and Social Care Bill	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Feb 2012	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — NHS Risk Register	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill Clause 11 — Housing costs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 11 — Housing costs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2011	Hairdressers Registration (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2011	Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — New Schedule 3 — ‘Northern Ireland: information about financial resources	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2011	Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — New Clause 17 — Extension of scope of legal aid in complex cases	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Civil legal services	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Civil legal services	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Civil legal services	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2011	Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Schedule 1 — Power to abolish: bodies and offices	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Sep 2011	Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	National Health Service and Social Care Bill — Third Reading.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2011	Remembrance Day (Bank Holiday) — Clause 79 — Required period condition: further provision	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 29 — Retail diversity scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Mar 2011	9. Capital Allowances — 10. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Dec 2010	University Tuition Fee Cap — Set Basic Limit at £6,000 Per Year	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Dec 2010	University Tuition Fee Cap — Raise Upper Limit to £9,000 Per Year	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2010	Timetable Motion — Business of the House (Thursday) — University Tuiton Fee Caps	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — number and distribution of seats	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Periodicity of Reports of the Boundary Commissions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Oct 2010	Backbench Business — Contaminated Blood and Blood Products	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Greg Mulholland MP
House	Date	Subject	Greg Mulholland	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jun 2007	Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money]	both	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Mar 2007	Communications Allowance — establishment	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2006	Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2005	Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — New Clause 1 — Mode of Trial on Indictment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by Mr Harold Best MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Harold Best	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	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 — Programme — Committee of the whole House	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	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — New Clause 3 — Racial and religious hatred	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	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Children's Commissioner: functions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected	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	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	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	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	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — 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 — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded	minority	aye	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 — 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 — 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	26 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clause 38 — Religious Hatred	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	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Harold Best MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Harold Best	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 Nov 2000	Immigration Appeals	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
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	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 1998	Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position	minority	no	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
93%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8%	Business and community control of schools: For
83%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
69%	European Union - For
86%	Fully Elected House of Lords
99%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
61%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
79%	Increase VAT
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
15%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0%	Nuclear power - For
38%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
69%	Privatise Royal Mail
77%	Promote Occupational Pensions
29%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
37%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
26%	Smoking ban - In favour
84%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
3%	Terrorism laws - For
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
61%	Transparency of Parliament
33%	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
100%	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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