Voting Record — MPs for Leicester South

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...)
Jonathan Ashworth (show only their votes)	6 May 2011	still in office	Lab	1 vote out of 407, 0.2%	407 votes out of 515, 79.0%
Peter Soulsby (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	1 Apr 2011	Lab	2 votes out of 169, 1.2%	169 votes out of 251, 67.3%
Peter Soulsby (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	35 votes out of 1114, 3.1%	1114 votes out of 1288, 86.5%
Mr Parmjit Gill (show only their votes)	15 Jul 2004	11 Apr 2005	LDem	3 votes out of 153, 2.0%	153 votes out of 272, 56.3%
Dr Jim Marshall (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	27 May 2004	Lab	43 votes out of 581, 7.4%	581 votes out of 943, 61.6%
Dr Jim Marshall (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	16 votes out of 801, 2.0%	801 votes out of 1273, 62.9%

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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 Jonathan Ashworth MP
House	Date	Subject	Jonathan Ashworth	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 8 — Determination by court of applications in section 6 proceedings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) — New Clause 4 — Expiry and renewal	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2013	Education — Clause 1 — Up-rating of certain social security benefits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2013	Education — Clause 1 — Up-rating of certain social security benefits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2013	Education — Clause 1 — Up-rating of certain social security benefits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day] — Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day] — Rising Cost of Transport	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Income Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2012	Small Charitable Donations Bill — New Clause 1 — Annual Report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — [8th Allotted Day] — Regional Pay (NHS)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — [8th Allotted Day] — Regional Pay (NHS)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2012	Opposition Day — [7th Allotted Day] — Policing	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Prime Minister — New Clause 2 — Disapplication of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2012	Court of Justice of the European Union — Draft European Union Budget	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jun 2012	Electoral Registration and Administration Bill — Clause 1 — Individual registration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 6 — VAT on caravans	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 5 — Value Added Tax: baked products	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 3 — VAT impact of changes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2012	Opposition Day — [Un-Allotted Day] — Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill — New Clause 11 — Payment of additional grant	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill — Clause 8 — Council tax reduction schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2012	Bill Presented — Civil Aviation — Public Bodies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill (Money) — Local Government Finance Bill (Ways and Means)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill (Money)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2012	Park Homes (Site Owner Licensing) — Local government finance Bill (programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2012	Park Homes (Site Owner Licensing) — Local Government Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Dec 2011	Chancellor of the Exchequer — The Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Nov 2011	London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) — Schedule 5 — Power to modify or transfer functions: bodies and offices	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Nov 2011	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — Economic Growth and Employment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2011	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — National Health Service	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by Peter Soulsby MP
House	Date	Subject	Peter Soulsby	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Peter Soulsby MP
House	Date	Subject	Peter Soulsby	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2009	Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to investigate immediately — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Commends the Government's action	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2007	Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2007	Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Mar 2007	Deferred Divisions — Immigration	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 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2006	Prayers	tellno	no	Teller
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	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — 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	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
Votes by Mr Parmjit Gill MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Parmjit Gill	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Dr Jim Marshall MP
House	Date	Subject	Dr Jim Marshall	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected	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	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Student Finance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 63 — Cases that may be Retried	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 99 — Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence	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 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	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause	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	30 Oct 2002	Enterprise Bill — Clause 21 — Duty To Make References In Relation To Completed Mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2002	National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause 5 — Establishment of Patients' Councils	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 109 — Implementation of the third pillar	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Indefinite detention of suspected terrorists	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Terrorist certification by Home Secretary	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Dr Jim Marshall MP
House	Date	Subject	Dr Jim Marshall	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	21 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Nov 2000	Immigration Appeals	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2000	Terrorism Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2000	Terrorism Bill - Expiry and revival (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

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Agreement	Policy
50%	European Union - For
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
2%	Increase VAT
0%	Promote Occupational Pensions

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