Voting Record — Nick Brown MP, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (10069)

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 4 votes out of 1102, 0.4% 1102 votes out of 1288, 85.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 864, 0.5% 864 votes out of 1246, 69.3% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 2 votes out of 743, 0.3% 743 votes out of 1273, 58.4% 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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HouseDateSubjectNick BrownLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Minister of State (the North East), Regional Affairs
11 May 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (the North East), HM Treasury
10 Jun 2009Became Minister of State (the North East), Regional Affairs
10 Jun 2009Became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (the North East), HM Treasury
10 Jun 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury
Commons20 Mar 2009Prayers — Fuel Poverty Bill minorityaye Rebel
28 Oct 2008Stopped being a member of the Administration Committee
6 Oct 2008Became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury
6 Oct 2008Stopped being Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, HM Household
13 Jul 2007Became a member of the Administration Committee
28 Jun 2007Became Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, HM Household
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye 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
HouseDateSubjectMr Nick BrownLab VoteRôle
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes minorityaye Rebel
13 Jun 2003Stopped being Minister of State (Work), Department for Work and Pensions
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
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Minister of State (Work), Department for Work and Pensions
9 Jun 2001Stopped being Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
HouseDateSubjectMr Nick BrownLab VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
27 Jul 1998Became Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
27 Jul 1998Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury
3 May 1997Became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury

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
14% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
74% 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
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
74% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
0% Fully Elected House of Lords
17% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99% Homosexuality - Equal rights
96% Identity cards - For introduction
7% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
22% No detention without charge or trial
58% 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
21% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Right to strike
18% Schools - Greater Autonomy
73% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
95% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
11% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8% University education fees - Should be free
61% University Tuition Fees - For
83% 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
99.5% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
99.2% Tony BlairSedgefieldLab
98.5% Denis MacShaneRotherhamLab
98.5% Michael WillsNorth SwindonLab
98.5% David LammyTottenhamLab

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