Voting Record — MPs for St Albans

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

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Anne Main (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	still in office	Con	44 votes out of 608, 7.2%	608 votes out of 782, 77.7%
Anne Main (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	15 votes out of 820, 1.8%	820 votes out of 1288, 63.7%
Mr Kerry Pollard (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	27 votes out of 847, 3.2%	847 votes out of 1246, 68.0%
Mr Kerry Pollard (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	14 votes out of 849, 1.6%	849 votes out of 1273, 66.7%

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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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Votes by Anne Main MP
House	Date	Subject	Anne Main	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 10 — Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 16 — Review of civil partnership	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Business without Debate — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2012	Free School Meals (Children Over the Age of 16) — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2012	Business of the House — Schedule 1 — High income child benefit charge	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 6 — VAT on caravans	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 5 — Value Added Tax: baked products	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Feb 2012	Ten Minute Rule Bill- Annual Statements of Healthcare Costs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2012	Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2012	Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2011	Education and Training (Young People with Autism) — New Clause 30 — Abolition of certain sentences for dangerous offenders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Oct 2011	Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Ireland and Portugal	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Protection of Freedoms Bill (Ways and Means) — Clause 3 — Persons arrested for or charged with a qualifying offence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Sep 2011	Business of the House — Fixed-term Parliaments Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	Business of the House (18 July) — International Monetary Fund	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	23 May 2011	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Sentencing	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2011	Deferred Division — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2011	Deferred Division — Section 6 of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisons — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisions — Taxation of the financial sector	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisions — Financial Stabilisation Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2011	European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2011	European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2011	Firearms (Amendment) Bill — Clause 6 — Decisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	minority	no	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
Votes by Anne Main MP
House	Date	Subject	Anne Main	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	Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
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 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr Kerry Pollard MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Kerry Pollard	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 31 — Requirements for approval	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 24 — Advance decisions to refuse treatment: general	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 4 — Best interests	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 2 — Excluded decisions (No. 2)	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Sep 2002	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2001	Human Reproductive Cloning Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) — Miscellaneous	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2001	Coalition Against International Terrorism	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr Kerry Pollard MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Kerry Pollard	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	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
100%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
79%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
7%	European Union - For
43%	Fully Elected House of Lords
75%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
1%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
79%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
50%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
12%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
88%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
77%	Promote Occupational Pensions
4%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
90%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50%	Right to strike
85%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
79%	Smoking ban - In favour
81%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
27%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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