Voting Record — Simon Hughes MP, North Southwark and Bermondsey (10298)
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 |
| 5 May 2005 | 12 Apr 2010 | LDem | 11 votes out of 873, 1.3% | 873 votes out of 1288, 67.8% | 3 times |
| 7 Jun 2001 | 11 Apr 2005 | LDem | 14 votes out of 761, 1.8% | 761 votes out of 1246, 61.1% | 0 times |
| 1 May 1997 | 14 May 2001 | LDem | 5 votes out of 785, 0.6% | 785 votes out of 1273, 61.7% | 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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| House | Date | Subject | Simon Hughes | LDem Vote | Rôle | |
| 11 May 2010 | Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee | |||||
| 11 May 2010 | Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, | |||||
| Commons | 27 Mar 2009 | Prayers | tellaye | no | Rebel Teller | |
| 8 Jan 2009 | Stopped being Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities | |||||
| 8 Jan 2009 | Became Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, | |||||
| 8 Jan 2009 | Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, | |||||
| Commons | 22 Oct 2008 | Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee | |||||
| Commons | 3 Jul 2008 | MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 23 May 2008 | Stopped being a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee) | |||||
| Commons | 20 May 2008 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 20 May 2008 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 20 May 2008 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 19 May 2008 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 19 May 2008 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 19 May 2008 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 25 Oct 2007 | Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices | minority | unknown | Unknown | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | Stopped being Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfoloio Responsibilities | |||||
| 27 Jul 2007 | Became Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities | |||||
| 20 Jul 2007 | Became Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfoloio Responsibilities | |||||
| 6 Jul 2007 | Stopped being Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities | |||||
| 6 Jul 2007 | Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, | |||||
| 5 Jul 2007 | Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President, Cabinet Office | |||||
| 4 Jul 2007 | Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Justice & Shadow Attorney General, Ministry of Justice | |||||
| 4 Jul 2007 | Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President, Cabinet Office | |||||
| Commons | 5 Jun 2007 | Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 17 May 2007 | Became Shadow Secretary of State for Justice & Shadow Attorney General, Ministry of Justice | |||||
| 17 May 2007 | Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Attorney General, Constitutional Affairs | |||||
| Commons | 20 Apr 2007 | Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected | tellaye | aye | Teller | |
| Commons | 20 Apr 2007 | Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected | tellaye | aye | Teller | |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Became a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee) | |||||
| 21 Mar 2006 | Became Party President, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities | |||||
| 21 Mar 2006 | Became Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Attorney General, Constitutional Affairs | |||||
| Commons | 14 Mar 2006 | Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 19 Oct 2005 | Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Party President, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| 1 Jun 2005 | Became Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Party President, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| House | Date | Subject | Mr Simon Hughes | LDem Vote | Rôle | |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Stopped being a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee | |||||
| Commons | 18 Nov 2004 | Hunting Bill | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 18 Nov 2004 | Hunting Bill | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 16 Nov 2004 | Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 16 Nov 2004 | Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs | minority | unknown | Unknown | |
| Commons | 26 Oct 2004 | Carry-over of Bills | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 26 Oct 2004 | Deferred Divisions | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 15 Sep 2004 | Hunting Bill — Timetable | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 15 Sep 2004 | Hunting Bill (Procedure) | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| 28 May 2004 | Became a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee | |||||
| Commons | 30 Jun 2003 | Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3) | Majority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 16 Dec 2002 | Hunting Bill (Programme) | minority | unknown | Unknown | |
| Commons | 29 Oct 2002 | Programming | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 29 Oct 2002 | New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 18 Dec 2001 | Facilities of the House | Majority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 19 Jul 2001 | International Development | Majority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 16 Jul 2001 | Business of the House | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 5 Jul 2001 | Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) | minority | no | Rebel | |
| House | Date | Subject | Mr Simon Hughes | LDem Vote | Rôle | |
| Commons | 10 Jan 2001 | Health and Social Care Bill | Majority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 8 Jan 2001 | Homes Bill (Programme) | Majority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 7 Nov 2000 | Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 23 Oct 2000 | Election of Speaker | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 20 Jul 1999 | Deregulation - Casinos | minority | aye | 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.
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.
| Agreement | Name | Constituency | Party |
| 96.5% | Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | LDem |
| 94.6% | Willie Rennie | Dunfermline and West Fife | LDem |
| 94.6% | Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem |
| 93.8% | Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem |
| 93.7% | Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem |