Voting Record — John Whittingdale MP, Maldon (10632)

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 still in office Con 24 votes out of 588, 4.1% 588 votes out of 776, 75.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectJohn WhittingdaleCon VoteRôle
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Carry-over) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Nov 2012Business of the House — Backbench Business — House of Commons Administration and Savings Programme minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2012European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 6 — VAT on caravans minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3) minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011Business of the House (18 July) — International Monetary Fund minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2011European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2011Firearms (Amendment) Bill — Clause 6 — Decisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Liaison Committee
1 Nov 2005Became Chairman, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Home Affairs
9 Sep 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Home Affairs
9 Sep 2004Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment and Transport
6 Jul 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment and Transport
6 Jul 2004Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment & Transport
10 May 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment & Transport

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
60% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
14% Ban fox hunting
58% Business and community control of schools: For
83% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
8% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
99% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
15% European Union - For
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
14% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11% Fully Elected House of Lords
92% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
19% Homosexuality - Equal rights
19% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
92% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39% No detention without charge or trial
17% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
0% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
99% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
10% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
92% Schools - Greater Autonomy
16% Smoking ban - In favour
57% Stop climate change
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
18% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
46% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
38% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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