Voting Record — Owen Paterson MP, North Shropshire (10473)

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Con	1 vote out of 394, 0.3%	394 votes out of 782, 50.4%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	14 votes out of 795, 1.8%	795 votes out of 1288, 61.7%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	6 votes out of 821, 0.7%	821 votes out of 1246, 65.9%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	3 votes out of 703, 0.4%	703 votes out of 1273, 55.2%	17 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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House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	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
19 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
19 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
6 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
6 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
6 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Transport
6 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2006	Deferred Division — Conventions (Joint Committee)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Dec 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Transport
16 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
20 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment & Transport
20 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
9 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment & Transport
9 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Environment and Transport
House	Date	Subject	Mr Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Jul 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Environment and Transport
6 Jul 2004	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Environment & Transport
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
10 May 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Environment & Transport
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Apr 2001	Finance Bill - Interpretation of Part	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Apr 2001	Finance Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Apr 2001	International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2001	Armed Forces Bill - Extension of jurisdiction	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Feb 2001	Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Feb 2000	Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Public service agencies' accounts: scrutiny	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 1999	Northern Ireland	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Offences relating to fur farming	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Appropriate authority responsibility for forfeited animals	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	5 Mar 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill	tellno	unknown	Unknown Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Apr 1998	National Lottery Bill [Lords] [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Hunting beginning in the Republic of Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Gun Packs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Mink	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Power to amend	tellno	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
87%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
50%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
0%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
87%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
21%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
84%	Fully Elected House of Lords
92%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
25%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
12%	Identity cards - For introduction
93%	Increase VAT
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
90%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
34%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39%	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
69%	Privatise Royal Mail
68%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
96%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
28%	Smoking ban - In favour
77%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
14%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
77%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
39%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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Voting Record — Owen Paterson MP, North Shropshire (10473)

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