Voting Record — Oliver Heald MP, North East Hertfordshire (10267)

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 2 votes out of 624, 0.3% 624 votes out of 782, 79.8% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 5 votes out of 779, 0.6% 779 votes out of 1288, 60.5% 2 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 6 votes out of 852, 0.7% 852 votes out of 1246, 68.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 4 votes out of 823, 0.5% 823 votes out of 1273, 64.7% 101 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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HouseDateSubjectOliver HealdCon VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2010Sustainable Livestock Bill — Closure Motion Majorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Work and Pensions Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Selection Committee
HouseDateSubjectOliver HealdCon VoteRôle
27 Oct 2009Became a member of the Selection Committee
Commons20 Mar 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons26 Nov 2008Points of Order — Emergency Debate — Pre-Budget Report minorityno Rebel
11 Jun 2008Became a member of the Work and Pensions Committee
Commons25 Jan 2008Orders of the Day — Planning and Energy Bill tellayeaye Teller
6 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancast, Constitutional Affairs
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
16 Dec 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancast, Constitutional Affairs
16 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Constitutional Affairs
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons & Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Leader of the House of Commons
20 May 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Constitutional Affairs
HouseDateSubjectMr Oliver HealdCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House (And Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs), Parliament
17 Mar 2005Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons & Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Leader of the House of Commons
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Home Affairs
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
9 Sep 2004Became Shadow Leader of the House (And Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs), Parliament
9 Sep 2004Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House, Parliament
9 Sep 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Home Affairs
28 May 2004Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
10 May 2004Became Shadow Leader of the House, Parliament
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno 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
HouseDateSubjectMr Oliver HealdCon VoteRôle
Commons6 Feb 2001House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill (Programme) - Lords amendments and further messages from the Lords tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jun 2000Census (Amendment) Bill [Lords] Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2000Utilities Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 1999Transport Bill tellnono Teller
Commons20 Dec 1999Transport Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Dec 1999Fisheries tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Dec 1999Government Resources and Accounts Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Nov 1999Electronic Communications Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors tellnono Teller
Commons1 Nov 1999Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 1999Finance Bill - Non-tax payers tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill - Code of practice tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill - Support for children tellnono Teller
Commons26 May 1999Line of Route minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Extent tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Duty as an employer to offer payroll deduction facility tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous tellnono Teller
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc. tellnono Teller
Commons29 Apr 1999Industry and Employment tellnono Teller
Commons29 Apr 1999Industry and Employment tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Apr 1999Housing and the Green Belt tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons14 Apr 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Mar 1999Roads tellnono Teller
Commons18 Mar 1999Roads tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Mar 1999Policing tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 1999Delegated Legislation - Terms and Conditions of Employment tellnono Teller
Commons4 Mar 1999Delegated Legislation - Terms and Conditions of Employment tellnono Teller
Commons4 Mar 1999House of Lords Bill - Criteria for conferment of life peerage (No. 3) tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Feb 1999National Lottery tellnono Teller
Commons4 Feb 1999Local Government Finance tellnono Teller
Commons4 Feb 1999Police tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 1999Greater London Authority Bill - Membership of the Authority and the Assembly tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Dec 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money] - New schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 tellnono Teller
Commons2 Dec 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money] - Commencement tellnono Teller
Commons23 Jul 1998Northern Ireland Bill - Exclusion of Ministers from office tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Sentences passed outside Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons2 Jun 1998Electoral System tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 May 1998Deregulation - Union Subscriptions tellnono Teller
Commons21 May 1998Common Agricultural Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 1998Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol tellnono Teller
Commons19 May 1998Scotland Bill - Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 May 1998Scotland Bill - Stages of Bills tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 May 1998Social Security Bill - New clause tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 1998Scotland Bill - Powers to intervene in certain cases tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 May 1998Scotland Bill - Concordats tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 May 1998Scotland Bill - Corruption or maladministration in local government tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 May 1998Scotland Bill - Review of role of Scottish Members of House of Commons tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Apr 1998Finance (No. 2) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons21 Apr 1998Finance (No. 2) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Apr 1998Manufacturing Industry tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Apr 1998Regional Development Agencies Bill - Vesting and acquisition of land: supplementary provisions tellnono Teller
Commons1 Apr 1998Regional Development Agencies Bill - Acquisition of land tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Apr 1998Regional Development Agencies Bill - Activities of agencies in rural areas tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Mar 1998Delegated Legislation - Pensions tellnono Teller
Commons31 Mar 1998Scotland Bill - Register of concordats tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Mar 1998Scotland Bill - Reserved matters tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Mar 1998Government of Wales Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 1998Budget Resolutions 1998 — Corporation tax (due and payable date) tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 1998Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 4. Wine and made-wine (rates of duty) tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 1998Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 2. Beer (rate of duty) tellnono Teller
Commons13 Mar 1998Waste Minimisation Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 1998Government of Wales Bill - Decisions affecting vital interests of a region tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Feb 1998Scotland Bill - Scottish Consolidated Fund tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Feb 1998Scotland Bill - Power to prevent or require action tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Feb 1998Scotland Bill - Exercise of functions tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Feb 1998Scotland Bill - The Scottish Executive tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 1998Government of Wales Bill - Relations with local government tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 1998Government of Wales Bill - Grants to Assembly tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Feb 1998Government of Wales Bill - Assembly First Secretary tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jan 1998Scotland Bill - Constituencies, regions and regional members tellnono Teller
Commons27 Jan 1998London Underground tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jan 1998Government of Wales Bill - Transfer of Ministerial functions tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jan 1998Government of Wales Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jan 1998Government of Wales Bill - The Assembly tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jan 1998Regional Development Agencies Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jan 1998Regional Development Agencies Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Dec 1997European Community Documents - Agenda 2000: Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Dec 1997Government of Wales Bill tellnono Teller
Commons9 Dec 1997Government of Wales Bill tellnono Teller
Commons9 Dec 1997Government of Wales Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Dec 1997European Communities (Amendment) Bill - Meaning of "the Treaties" and "the Community Treaties" tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 1997Burdens on Business tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 1997Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 1997Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - Counting Officers tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Nov 1997Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Nov 1997Bank of England Bill tellnono Teller
Commons4 Nov 1997Rural Life tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Competition Pistols tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Disabled persons: exemption. tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jul 1997Table - Repeals tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jul 1997Table - Foreign income dividends tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jul 1997Finance Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jul 1997Finance Bill — Rate of duty on spirits tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jul 1997European Community Documents - 1998 Preliminary Draft Budget tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jul 1997Finance Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jul 1997Finance Bill (Allocation of Time) tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jul 1997Pensions tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Jul 1997Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 22. Relief for film production and acquisition expenditure tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jul 1997Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 13. Surplus franked investment income tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 1997London Underground tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 1997London Underground - NHS Services (Charging) tellayeaye Teller

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
84% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Ban fox hunting
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
12% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
22% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
58% Fully Elected House of Lords
84% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
20% Homosexuality - Equal rights
11% Identity cards - For introduction
87% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
92% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
1% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
68% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
22% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
96% Schools - Greater Autonomy
66% Smoking ban - In favour
75% Stop climate change
88% Termination of pregnancy - against
24% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% 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
2% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% 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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