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Voting Record — Liam Fox MP, Woodspring (10213)

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 Con 8 votes out of 560, 1.4% 560 votes out of 1288, 43.5% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 3 votes out of 551, 0.5% 551 votes out of 1246, 44.2% 0 times

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 0 votes out of 689, 0.0% 689 votes out of 1273, 54.1% 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	Liam Fox	Con Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Defence
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
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 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
16 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Foreign Secretary, Foreign Affairs
16 Dec 2005	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Defence
20 May 2005	Became Shadow Foreign Secretary, Foreign Affairs
20 May 2005	Stopped being Co-Chairman of the Party, Conservative Party
House	Date	Subject	Dr Liam Fox	Con Vote	Rôle
10 May 2004	Became Co-Chairman of the Party, Conservative Party
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	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
House	Date	Subject	Dr Liam Fox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	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
91%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
13%	Ban fox hunting
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
13%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
89%	Fully Elected House of Lords
83%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
31%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
25%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
92%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
86%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Nuclear power - For
6%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	Post office closures - against
50%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
33%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
90%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
46%	Smoking ban - In favour
89%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
21%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
10%	University education fees - For top up fees
90%	University education fees - Should be free
2%	University tuition fees
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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
89.2% David Mundell Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Con

87.2% Mark Pritchard The Wrekin Con

87.2% Michael Spicer West Worcestershire Con

87.0% Tim Loughton East Worthing and Shoreham Con

86.9% Patrick Cormack South Staffordshire Con