Voting Record — Andrew Smith MP, Oxford East (10545)

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 Lab 5 votes out of 595, 0.8% 595 votes out of 782, 76.1% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 14 votes out of 1107, 1.3% 1107 votes out of 1288, 85.9% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 2 votes out of 840, 0.2% 840 votes out of 1246, 67.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 851, 0.0% 851 votes out of 1273, 66.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectAndrew SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Mar 2011Alcohol Marketing — Clause 152 — Restriction on issue of arrest warrants in private prosecutions minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the South East Regional Select Committee
HouseDateSubjectAndrew SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons24 Feb 2010Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2010Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Amendment to New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Apr 2009Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat Majorityno Rebel
4 Mar 2009Became a member of the South East Regional Select Committee
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2009Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2009Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain nuclear deterrent beyond existing system minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Case not yet proven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Andrew SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
7 Sep 2004Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
29 May 2002Stopped being Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
29 May 2002Became Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
HouseDateSubjectMr Andrew SmithLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 Oct 1999Became Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
11 Oct 1999Stopped being Minister of State (Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities), Department for Education and Employment
3 May 1997Became Minister of State (Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities), Department for Education and Employment

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
10% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Ban fox hunting
81% 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
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
26% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
37% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
7% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
20% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
100% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
94% Post office - in favour of Government policy
6% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
100% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
85% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Right to strike
26% Schools - Greater Autonomy
81% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
20% Termination of pregnancy - against
95% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
17% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
66% University Tuition Fees - For
50% 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 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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