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Voting Record — Mr Peter Ainsworth MP, East Surrey (10006)

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 5 votes out of 826, 0.6% 826 votes out of 1288, 64.1% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 5 votes out of 827, 0.6% 827 votes out of 1246, 66.4% 0 times

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 0 votes out of 706, 0.0% 706 votes out of 1274, 55.4% 16 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	Peter Ainsworth	Con Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Aug 2009	Became a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
19 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
6 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
6 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	Majority	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 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
3 Aug 2006	Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
3 Aug 2006	Stopped being Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
16 Dec 2005	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Liaison Committee
1 Nov 2005	Became Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Peter Ainsworth	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
10 Jan 2005	Became a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Jan 2005	Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Liaison Committee
28 May 2004	Became Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Peter Ainsworth	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Mar 2000	Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 May 1998	Territorial Army	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jun 1997	Common Agricultural Policy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Power of local authority to continue to assist pupils	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Transitional Arrangements for Existing Assisted Pupils	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 1997	European Union	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 1997	European Union	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Abolition of assisted places scheme in England and Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jun 1997	Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Jun 1997	M66 - 3 Jun 1997 : Column 187 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 May 1997	Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill	tellaye	aye	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
58%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
1%	Ban fox hunting
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
13%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
1%	Fox hunting - Ban
88%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
43%	Fully Elected House of Lords
92%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
68%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
8%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
99%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
3%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
97%	Post office closures - against
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
12%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
98%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
46%	Smoking ban - In favour
98%	Stop climate change
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
22%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
8%	University education fees - For top up fees
92%	University education fees - Should be free
1%	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 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
98.5% Mr Peter Temple-Morris Leominster whilst Con

97.4% Mr Alastair Goodlad Eddisbury Con

96.8% Mr William Hague Richmond (Yorks) Con

96.6% Mr Alan Clark Kensington and Chelsea Con

96.4% Mr Michael Howard Folkestone and Hythe Con