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Voting Record — Richard Burden MP, Birmingham, Northfield (10076)

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 Lab 1 vote out of 39, 2.6% 39 votes out of 49, 79.6% 0 times

5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 17 votes out of 983, 1.7% 983 votes out of 1288, 76.3% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 13 votes out of 908, 1.4% 908 votes out of 1246, 72.9% 1 time

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 1017, 0.3% 1017 votes out of 1273, 79.9% 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	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Chairman, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the International Development Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
7 Oct 2009	Became a member of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009	Stopped being a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls
13 Mar 2009	Became Chairman, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
4 Mar 2009	Became a member of the West Midlands Regional Select Committee
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Process	minority	aye	Rebel
18 Apr 2008	Became a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls
Commons	17 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — After Clause 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Pensions Bill — After Clause 18	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain nuclear deterrent beyond existing system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Case not yet proven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Encouragement of Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	no	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the International Development Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Trade & Industry Committee
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Trade & Industry Committee
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Support for the Government	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
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
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 1998	Fireworks Bill - Training courses	tellaye	aye	Teller
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
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
87%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
72%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
32%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
22%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
5%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38%	No detention without charge or trial
98%	Nuclear power - For
57%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
97%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
3%	Post office closures - against
42%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
5%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
96%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
40%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
92%	Smoking ban - In favour
23%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
79%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
92%	University education fees - For top up fees
8%	University education fees - Should be free
99%	University tuition fees
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	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
99.5% Robin Cook Livingston Lab

97.3% Marsha Singh Bradford West Lab

96.4% John Austin Erith and Thamesmead Lab

96.1% Ian McCartney Makerfield Lab

95.4% Harry Cohen Leyton and Wanstead Lab