Voting Record — Hazel Blears MP, Salford (10048)

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	Lab	3 votes out of 945, 0.3%	945 votes out of 1288, 73.4%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	5 votes out of 942, 0.5%	942 votes out of 1246, 75.6%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 975, 0.1%	975 votes out of 1273, 76.6%	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	Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
10 Jun 2009	Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
28 Jun 2007	Became Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
8 May 2006	Stopped being Minister of State (Policing, Security and Community Safety), Home Office
8 May 2006	Became Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
17 Jun 2005	Became Minister of State (Policing, Security and Community Safety), Home Office
17 Jun 2005	Stopped being Minister of State (Crime Reduction, Policing & Community Safety), Home Office
16 May 2005	Became Minister of State (Crime Reduction, Policing & Community Safety), Home Office
16 May 2005	Stopped being Minister of State (Crime Reduction, Policing & Community Safety), Home Office
House	Date	Subject	Ms Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Jun 2003	Became Minister of State (Crime Reduction, Policing & Community Safety), Home Office
13 Jun 2003	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (public health), Department of Health
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
11 Jun 2001	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (public health), Department of Health
House	Date	Subject	Ms Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying	minority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
5%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
87%	Ban fox hunting
89%	Business and community control of schools: For
50%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
2%	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
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
90%	European Union - For
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
37%	Fully Elected House of Lords
16%	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
1%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
99%	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
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
46%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
15%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
85%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
31%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
70%	Smoking ban - In favour
56%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
97%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
1%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	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
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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
99.2%	Tony Blair	Sedgefield	Lab
99.0%	Gordon Brown	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Lab
98.4%	Robin Cook	Livingston	Lab
97.9%	Douglas Alexander	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Lab
97.9%	David Lammy	Tottenham	Lab

Voting Record — Hazel Blears MP, Salford (10048)

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