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Voting Record — Mr Joe Ashton MP, Bassetlaw (10016)

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

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 14 votes out of 868, 1.6% 868 votes out of 1273, 68.2% 4 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	Mr Joe Ashton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Commencement (No. 4)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2000	Stem Cell Research	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Apr 2000	Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2000	Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 1999	Broadcasting (Religious Programming)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller

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
42%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
17%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
93%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
44%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Smoking ban - In favour

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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
96.7% Mr Henry McLeish Central Fife Lab

96.2% Mr Ron Davies Caerphilly Lab

96.2% Mrs Fiona Jones Newark Lab

95.9% Mr Donald Dewar Glasgow Anniesland Lab

95.8% Mr Tommy Graham West Renfrewshire whilst Lab