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Voting Record — Mr Simon Burns MP, West Chelmsford (10079)

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

Constituency From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...) Teller

Chelmsford 6 May 2010 still in office Con 0 votes out of 54, 0.0% 54 votes out of 56, 96.4% 0 times

West Chelmsford 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 4 votes out of 921, 0.4% 921 votes out of 1288, 71.5% 14 times

West Chelmsford 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 2 votes out of 791, 0.3% 791 votes out of 1246, 63.5% 0 times

West Chelmsford 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 3 votes out of 756, 0.4% 756 votes out of 1273, 59.4% 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	Simon Burns	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010	Stopped being Whip, Whips
House	Date	Subject	Simon Burns	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
31 Mar 2009	Stopped being a member of the Administration Committee
Commons	28 Jan 2009	Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
27 Nov 2008	Stopped being a member of the Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Third reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 2008	Deferred Divisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Amount to be specified as upper earnings limit: Great Britain	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Principles of good practice for retrospective taxation legislation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 May 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 67 — Abolition of contributions relief for life assurance premium contributions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 9 — Planning: access to information etc.	tellaye	aye	Teller
16 Nov 2006	Became a member of the Administration Committee
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Oct 2006	Orders of the Day — Clause 521 — Offences in connection with auditor's report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Oct 2006	Orders of the Day — Clause 1241 — Power to require information about exercise of voting rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2006	Government of Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 7 — Candidates at general elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2006	Orders of the Day — New Clause 22 — Mediation pre-child contact order where the safety of the child is not an issue	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Apr 2006	Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — Clause 3 — Timing of canvass	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2006	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Timetable	tellno	no	Teller
20 Dec 2005	Became a member of the Armed Forces Bill Committee
16 Dec 2005	Became Whip, Whips
16 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Health
House	Date	Subject	Mr Simon Burns	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Health Committee
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Jul 2004	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Public Services, Health & Education
6 Jul 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Health
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Health Committee
10 May 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Public Services, Health & Education
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Simon Burns	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Removal of disqualification of clergy	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2000	Rewarding Democracy Commission	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jul 2000	Football (Disorder) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2000	Football (Disorder) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2000	Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Exemption for national competition shooters	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	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
77%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
68%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11%	Fully Elected House of Lords
92%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
31%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
19%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
89%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
92%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
21%	Smoking ban - In favour
98%	Stop climate change
94%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
24%	Transparency of Parliament
67%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - For top up fees
93%	University education fees - Should be free
0%	University tuition fees
42%	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 2001-2005, 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
97.8% Mr Jonathan Sayeed Mid Bedfordshire whilst Ind

95.6% Mr Boris Johnson Henley Con

95.3% Dr Liam Fox Woodspring Con

95.2% Mr Gary Streeter South West Devon Con

95.2% Mr Nigel Waterson Eastbourne Con