Voting Record — MPs for Leigh

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

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Andy Burnham (show only their votes) 6 May 2010 still in office Lab 4 votes out of 448, 0.9% 448 votes out of 800, 56.0%
Andy Burnham (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 10 votes out of 991, 1.0% 991 votes out of 1288, 76.9%
Mr Andy Burnham (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 6 votes out of 1003, 0.6% 1003 votes out of 1246, 80.5%
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 367, 0.3% 367 votes out of 1273, 28.8%

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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 Andy Burnham MP
HouseDateSubjectAndy BurnhamLab VoteRôle
Commons24 Nov 2010Deferred Divisions — Health and safety minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Deferred Divisions — Health and Safety minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010 Majorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 Majorityno Rebel
Votes by Andy Burnham MP
HouseDateSubjectAndy BurnhamLab VoteRôle
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Sustainable Communities Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Mr Andy Burnham MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Andy BurnhamLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Mr Lawrence Cunliffe MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Lawrence CunliffeLab VoteRôle
Commons8 Jun 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
10% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Ban fox hunting
89% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
99% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
91% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
99% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
21% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
20% 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
15% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
15% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
48% Schools - Greater Autonomy
86% Smoking ban - In favour
53% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
99% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
33% 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
62% 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 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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