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Voting Record — Alan Williams MP, Swansea West (10639)

Alan Williams is currently Chairman, Liaison Committee and a member of the Public Accounts Committee

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 still in office Lab 8 votes out of 957, 0.8% 957 votes out of 1228, 77.9% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 22 votes out of 904, 2.4% 904 votes out of 1246, 72.6% 0 times

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 5 votes out of 924, 0.5% 924 votes out of 1273, 72.6% 0 times

9 Apr 1992 8 Apr 1997 unknown votes out of votes out of times

11 Jun 1987 16 Mar 1992 unknown votes out of votes out of times

9 Jun 1983 18 May 1987 unknown votes out of votes out of times

3 May 1979 13 May 1983 unknown votes out of votes out of times

10 Oct 1974 7 Apr 1979 unknown votes out of votes out of times

28 Feb 1974 20 Sep 1974 unknown votes out of votes out of times

18 Jun 1970 8 Feb 1974 unknown votes out of votes out of times

31 Mar 1966 29 Apr 1970 unknown votes out of votes out of times

15 Oct 1964 10 Mar 1966 unknown votes out of votes out of 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	Alan Williams	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to investigate immediately — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Retention of selection by ability or aptitude after parent ballot — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 75 — Business Organisations	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 102 — Referendum about commencement of Assembly Act provisions	minority	no	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became Chairman, Liaison Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Public Accounts Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Chairman, Liaison Committee
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Clause 170 — Casino premises licence: overall limits	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Programming of Bills	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2004	Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation	minority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
28 May 2004	Became Chairman, Liaison Committee
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — Move to Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	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
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
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Apr 2001	Deferred Division - Road Traffic (S.I., 2001, No. 561)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2000	House of Commons (Reserved Matters)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Alan Williams	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never 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
1%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
87%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
70%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
40%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
86%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
63%	House of Lords Reform
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
35%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
1%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
99%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
68%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
47%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
93%	Smoking ban - In favour
10%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
91%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
46%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
35%	University education fees - For top up fees
65%	University education fees - Should be free
38%	University tuition fees
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-present, 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
100.0% Gordon Brown Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Lab

99.1% Sandra Osborne Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Lab

98.9% Robin Cook Livingston Lab

98.5% Stephen Byers North Tyneside Lab

98.2% Stephen Hesford Wirral West Lab