Voting Record — David Borrow MP, South Ribble (10055)

David Borrow

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 17 votes out of 922, 1.8% 922 votes out of 1288, 71.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 12 votes out of 861, 1.4% 861 votes out of 1246, 69.1% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 879, 0.3% 879 votes out of 1273, 69.0% 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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HouseDateSubjectDavid BorrowLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009Stopped being Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls
Commons1 Jul 2009Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 10 — Proceedings in Parliament Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Became Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Defence Committee
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees minorityaye Rebel
29 Jun 2005Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
HouseDateSubjectDavid BorrowLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being PPS (Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
2 Nov 2004Stopped being PPS (Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State), Department for Transport
2 Nov 2004Became PPS (Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
13 May 2004Became PPS (Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State), Department for Transport
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies 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
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectDavid BorrowLab VoteRôle
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Sep 1998Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain minorityno 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
52% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
71% Asylum System - More strict
70% Ban fox hunting
94% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
58% Easier access to abortion
95% European Union Integration - For
90% Foundation hospitals - In favour
70% Fox hunting - Ban
32% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
21% Fully Elected House of Lords
39% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
77% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
1% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
58% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
94% Post office - in favour of Government policy
6% Post office closures - against
50% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
85% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
51% Schools - Greater Autonomy
46% Smoking ban - In favour
63% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
40% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
7% University education fees - Should be free
99% University Tuition Fees - For
99% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% 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 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
97.4% Robin CookLivingstonLab
97.0% Michael FosterWorcesterLab
96.5% Ian LucasWrexhamLab
96.3% Douglas AlexanderPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthLab
96.3% Denis MurphyWansbeckLab

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