Voting Record — Michael Meacher MP, Oldham West and Royton (10427)

Michael Meacher

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
8 May 2015 20 Oct 2015 Lab 0 votes out of 45, 0.0% 45 votes out of 80, 56.3% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 9 votes out of 705, 1.3% 705 votes out of 1239, 56.9% 2 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 33 votes out of 743, 4.4% 743 votes out of 1288, 57.7% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 9 votes out of 619, 1.5% 619 votes out of 1246, 49.7% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 722, 0.0% 722 votes out of 1273, 56.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectMichael MeacherLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
21 Oct 2015Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
12 Oct 2015Became Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
HouseDateSubjectMichael MeacherLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Fast-Track Timetable — House of Commons Stages in Single Day minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2013Business of the House — Require MPs to Provide Explanatory Statements Along With Amendments to Bills They Propose minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 11 — Subsidy of Nuclear Power Generation minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2010Backbench Business — Banking Reform — Only Underwrite Purely Deposit-Taking Banks — State Run Derivatives Clearing House tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Programme Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMichael MeacherLab VoteRôle
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Mar 2009Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009 minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2009Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Right of oral representations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Secretary of State to have final say — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 16 — Earnings link minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 12 — Power to repeal section 4 minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — After Clause 18 minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Pensions Bill — After Clause 18 minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2007Pensions Bill — Pensions Protection Lifeboat Fund minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2007Offender Management Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2007Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2) minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Dec 2006Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 2 — Meaning of "relevant duty of care" minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2005Deferred Division — Marketing of Foods Derived from Genetically Modified Maize minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60 Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days Majorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Offence of Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends" minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMichael MeacherLab VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2004Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees minorityaye Rebel
11 Sep 2003Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
13 Jun 2003Stopped being Minister (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Environment),
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
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Minister (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Environment),
7 Jun 2001Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (Environment),
HouseDateSubjectMichael MeacherLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
19 Nov 1997Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
3 May 1997Became Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (Environment),
1 May 1997Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jul 1996Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jul 1996Stopped being Shadow Minister (Education),
1 Jul 1995Became Shadow Minister (Education),
1 Jul 1995Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
22 Jun 1994Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
22 Jun 1994Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
1 Jul 1993Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
1 Jul 1993Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs),
20 Jul 1992Became Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs),
20 Jul 1992Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
1 Jul 1989Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
1 Jul 1989Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
1 Jul 1988Stopped being Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
1 Jul 1987Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
1 Jul 1987Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1983Became Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
11 Jun 1983Became Shadow Secretary of State,
4 May 1979Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade),
14 Apr 1976Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade),
14 Apr 1976Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security),
12 Jun 1975Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security),
12 Jun 1975Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Industry),
7 Mar 1974Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Industry),

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
18% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
91% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
73% Asylum System - More strict
50% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
84% Ban fox hunting
88% Bankers' Bonus Tax
25% Business and community control of schools: For
30% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
42% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32% Closed Material Proceedure
24% Coalition Programme for Government - For
36% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
38% Cull Badgers
73% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
75% Easier access to abortion
0% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
94% Energy Prices - More Affordable
50% Environmental water quality
19% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
73% European Union Integration - For
20% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29% Fixed Term Parliaments
70% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
90% Fully Elected House of Lords
54% Further devolution to Scotland
50% Further devolution to Wales
61% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
25% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
94% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
22% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
28% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
78% Homosexuality - Equal rights
70% HS2 - In Favour
82% Human Rights and Equality
78% Identity cards - For introduction
80% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
22% Increase Air Passenger Duty
10% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
1% Increase the state pension age
15% Increase VAT
60% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
47% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
57% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
35% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
36% Mass Retention of Communications Data
7% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
75% Minimum Wage
71% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
65% More powers for local councils
41% No detention without charge or trial
57% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
71% Nuclear power - For
44% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
94% Post office - in favour of Government policy
6% Post office closures - against
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
34% Privatise Royal Mail
21% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
77% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83% Reduce capital gains tax
25% Reduce central funding for local government
0% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
17% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
13% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
8% Reducing the number of MPs - for
16% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
39% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
29% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
40% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
87% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
14% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
16% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
13% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
83% Right to strike
27% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
60% Same Sex Marriage - for
6% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
68% Smoking ban - In favour
100% State control of bus services
71% Stop climate change
78% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
21% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Tougher on illegal immigration
14% Trade Unions - Restrict
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
25% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
65% University education fees - Should be free
34% University Tuition Fees - For
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
75% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
88% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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