Voting Record — Robert Syms MP, Poole (10582)

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	8 votes out of 750, 1.1%	750 votes out of 800, 93.8%	37 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	8 votes out of 944, 0.8%	944 votes out of 1288, 73.3%	5 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	15 votes out of 1012, 1.5%	1012 votes out of 1246, 81.2%	39 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	1 vote out of 886, 0.1%	886 votes out of 1273, 69.6%	1 time

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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	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	12 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Accident and Emergency Waiting Times	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Badger Cull	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jun 2013	Communities and Local Government — Schedule 14 — Consumer redress orders	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2013	Cost of Living	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Apr 2013	Agricultural Wages Board	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 2013	Public Service Pensions Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Apr 2013	[1st Allocated Day] — New Clause 7 — General anti-tax avoidance principle	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Apr 2013	[1st Allocated Day] — Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Apr 2013	[1st Allocated Day] — New Clause 5 — Mansion tax	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Business without Debate — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme No. 2) — New Clause 7 — Enforcement services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme No. 2) — Clause 12 — NCA officers with operational powers: labour relations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2013	Business without Debate — Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill — Schedule 2 — Consequential provision	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2013	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2013	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2013	Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Housing Benefit (Under-occupancy Penalty)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2013	Science, Technology and Engineering (Careers Information in Schools) — Police	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Private Rented Sector	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day] — Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day] — Rising Cost of Transport	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2012	Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) — Energy Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2012	Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day] — NHS Funding	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 2012	Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill — Clause 1 — Power to destroy or otherwise dispose of property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Income Tax	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — [8th Allotted Day] — Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — [8th Allotted Day] — Regional Pay (NHS)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2012	European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Council tax reduction schemes: review	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2012	Opposition Day — [7th Allotted Day] — Policing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education (Curriculum) — Clause 40 — Cartel Offence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education (Curriculum) — Clause 52 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education (Curriculum) — New Clause 22 — Interpretation of the green purposes: duty to assess impact on the Climate Change Act 2008	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education (Curriculum) — Clause 13 — Power by order to increase or decrease limit of compensatory award	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Prime Minister — Social Security	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 10 — Action against a person who was not the author, editor etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 5 — Operators of websites	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Prime Minister — New Clause 2 — Disapplication of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Feb 2012	Adjournment (Easter, May, Whitsun, Summer, Conference, November and Christmas) — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Health Committee
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	no	Rebel
27 Nov 2008	Stopped being a member of the Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
20 Aug 2008	Became a member of the Health Committee
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2008	Orders of the Day — European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2008	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
20 May 2008	Became a member of the Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	tellaye	aye	Teller
6 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Local Government), Communities and Local Government
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
18 Jan 2006	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
18 Jan 2006	Became Shadow Minister (Local Government), Communities and Local Government
16 Dec 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
16 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Local Government Affairs & Communities
20 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
20 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Local Government Affairs & Communities
House	Date	Subject	Mr Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Election of an MP to more than one seat	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
10 May 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Commons	23 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2003	Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2003	Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 17 — Directions to Waste Disposal Authorities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Carry-over)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Oct 2003	Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Driver Licensing Information — Clause 27 — Exercise of Powers by Others	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	EU Constitution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	EU Constitution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	Electricity Supply	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Sep 2003	Teacher Shortages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2003	Sexual Offences Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Community Trusts	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 21 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 9 — Bingo Duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 8 — Transitional Provision Etc.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 138 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Rebates on Hydrocarbon Oil Duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 4 — Rates of Hydrocarbon Oil Duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 May 2003	Finance Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 May 2003	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2003	Community Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2003	Community Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 23. Income Tax (Charge And Rates For 2003–04)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Apr 2003	Anti-Social Behaviour Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2003	Extradition Bill — New Clause 9 — Referral of Part 1 Warrant to Secretary of State	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 1 — Meaning of "NHS Body" and "Qualifying Hospital Patient"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — Repeal of prohibition on promotion of homosexuality (Section 28)	Majority	aye	Rebel
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
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2001	Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2001	Road Transport Bill	tellaye	aye	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
89%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
64%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
17%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
64%	Fully Elected House of Lords
84%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
37%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
93%	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
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
93%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
55%	Smoking ban - In favour
93%	Stop climate change
94%	Termination of pregnancy - against
18%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	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
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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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Voting Record — Robert Syms MP, Poole (10582)

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