Voting Record — MPs for Telford

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

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
David Wright (show only their votes) 6 May 2010 still in office Lab 5 votes out of 652, 0.8% 652 votes out of 799, 81.6%
David Wright (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 8 votes out of 1169, 0.7% 1169 votes out of 1288, 90.8%
Mr David Wright (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 9 votes out of 1100, 0.8% 1100 votes out of 1246, 88.3%
Mr Bruce Grocott (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 877, 0.1% 877 votes out of 1273, 68.9%

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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 David Wright MP
HouseDateSubjectDavid WrightLab VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2011Vat — Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 3) tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jul 2011The Sovereign Grant — Clause 7 tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 May 2011Road Safety — Clause 130 — Flexible tenancies tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 May 2011Road Safety — Clause 130 — Flexible tenancies tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 May 2011Sex Education (Required Content) — Clause 10 — Plant and machinery writing-down allowances tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 May 2011Planning (Green Belt Protection) — Clause 7 — Increase in rate of supplementary charge tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Schedule 17 — Temporary class drug orders tellnono Teller
Commons18 Jan 2011Fixed Term Parlaiments Bill — Clause 3 — Dissolution of Parliament tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 7 — Defining the Alternative Vote System tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Requirement for Governing Body to Consult on Application for Academy Order -rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Referendum of Parents If Governor Objects to Application for Academy Status -rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jul 2010Child Trust Funds Regulations tellnono Teller
Votes by David Wright MP
HouseDateSubjectDavid WrightLab VoteRôle
Commons1 Mar 2010Opposition Day — [4th Allotted Day-First Part] — Defence tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2010Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2010Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jan 2010Defence — Children, Schools and families bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jan 2010Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jan 2010Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill tellnono Teller
Commons8 Dec 2009Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Disability Benefits for the Elderly tellnono Teller
Commons30 Nov 2009Financial Services Bill — Financial Services Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2009Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Oct 2009Strengthen local spending reports — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2009Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Economic Recovery and Welfare tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2009Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Economic Recovery and Welfare tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jul 2009Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — US-UK Extradition Treaty tellnono Teller
Commons6 Jul 2009Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jul 2009Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards tellnono Teller
Commons3 Jul 2009[Mr. Speaker in the Chair] tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2009Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 5 — MPs' financial interests rules tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2009Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 5 — MPs' financial interests rules tellayeaye Teller
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
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2005Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Votes by Mr David Wright MP
HouseDateSubjectMr David WrightLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Oct 2004Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill — Discrimination: Private Clubs tellnono Teller
Commons15 Oct 2004New Clause 1 — Appeals tellnono Teller
Commons15 Oct 2004Petition — Fisheries tellnono Teller
Commons14 May 2004[Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Parliamentary Questions minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
Votes by Mr Bruce Grocott MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Bruce GrocottLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye 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.

AgreementPolicy
0% 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
100% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
68% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
7% Increase VAT
42% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% 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
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
15% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
22% Schools - Greater Autonomy
73% Smoking ban - In favour
61% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
27% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8% University education fees - Should be free
60% University Tuition Fees - For
42% 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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