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Voting Record — Mr Ben Bradshaw MP, Exeter (10061)

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 0 votes out of 39, 0.0% 39 votes out of 56, 69.6% 0 times

5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1013, 0.9% 1013 votes out of 1288, 78.6% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 883, 0.3% 883 votes out of 1246, 70.9% 0 times

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 911, 0.3% 911 votes out of 1273, 71.6% 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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House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010	Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Oct 2009	Became Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
13 Oct 2009	Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
10 Jun 2009	Stopped being Minister of State (Health Services; Minister for the South West), Department of Health
10 Jun 2009	Became Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
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	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
13 Jul 2007	Became Minister of State (Health Services; Minister for the South West), Department of Health
13 Jul 2007	Stopped being Minister of State, Department of Health
28 Jun 2007	Became Minister of State, Department of Health
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Minister of State (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
20 Nov 2006	Became Minister of State (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
16 Nov 2006	Stopped being Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15 Nov 2006	Became Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15 Nov 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
17 Jun 2005	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
17 Jun 2005	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Nature Conservation and Fisheries), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Jun 2003	Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office
13 Jun 2003	Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary, House of Commons
13 Jun 2003	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Nature Conservation and Fisheries), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
29 May 2002	Became Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office
29 May 2002	Became Parliamentary Secretary, House of Commons
29 May 2002	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
11 Jun 2001	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	both	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	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
10%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
66%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
99%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
66%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
90%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
92%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
20%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
100%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
94%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
6%	Post office closures - against
3%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
74%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
26%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
70%	Smoking ban - In favour
36%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
99%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
1%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
92%	University education fees - For top up fees
8%	University education fees - Should be free
99%	University tuition fees
42%	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 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
98.6% Mr Gordon McMaster Paisley South Lab

96.6% Mr Tommy Graham West Renfrewshire whilst Lab

96.2% Mr Gordon Brown Dunfermline East Lab

95.4% Mr Sam Galbraith Strathkelvin and Bearsden Lab

95.4% Mrs Helen Liddell Airdrie and Shotts Lab