Voting Record — Andrew George MP, St Ives (10222)

Andrew George

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 LDem 69 votes out of 906, 7.6% 906 votes out of 1239, 73.1% 2 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 5 votes out of 857, 0.6% 857 votes out of 1288, 66.5% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 22 votes out of 885, 2.5% 885 votes out of 1246, 71.0% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 9 votes out of 808, 1.1% 808 votes out of 1273, 63.5% 2 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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HouseDateSubjectAndrew GeorgeLDem VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons25 Mar 2015Draft Infrastructure Planning (Radioactive Waste Geological Disposal Facilities) Order 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2014Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — New Clause 2 — Pubs Code: Market Rent Only Option for Tenants of Large Pub-Owning Businesses minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Sep 2014Motion to Sit in Private tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons9 Jul 2014Draft Civil Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 — Residence Test for Legal Aid Eligibility minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2014Care Bill — New Clause 9 — Require Annual Report on Social Care Funding Levels tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons12 Feb 2014Local Government Finance Report (England) 2014-15 minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jan 2014Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 28 — Regulated Expenditure by Third Parties in General Elections minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jan 2014Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Schedule 3 — Inclusion of Staff Costs in Controlled Expenditure minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jan 2014Offender Rehabilitation Bill — New Clause 4 — Probation Reform Pilot Schemes minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for those deemed to have excess bedrooms minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2013Business of the House — Require MPs to Provide Explanatory Statements Along With Amendments to Bills They Propose minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Oct 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 27 — Cap on Spending by 3rd Parties in Elections minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Committal to Committee and Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Aug 2013Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2013Abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Discrimination on the Basis of Caste minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Third Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedule — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Second Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% bothaye Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2012Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill — Presumption of Charitable Status for Religious Institutions minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2012Badger Cull bothaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2012Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Under Occupation Critera — Local Housing Allowance Rates minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2012Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012 minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 6 — Extending VAT to Static Holiday Caravans minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — VAT on Hot Baked Goods — (Pasty Tax) minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Apr 2012Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Ensure Individuals Have Access to Legal Services They Need minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Mar 2012Health and Social Care Bill — Clinical Commissioning Group Members' Interests — Eligibility to Partipate in Decision Making minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2012Health and Social Care Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2012Health and Social Care Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Feb 2012Health and Social Care Bill Risk Register minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Period of Entitlement to Contributory Employment and Support Allowance minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Clause 41 — Regulation of No-Win No-Fee Arrangements minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Clause 12 — Legal Aid for Those in Custody minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 17 — Extension of Scope of Legal Aid minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 26 — Offence of Squatting in a Residential building minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 26 — Exemptions from Offence of Squatting in a Residential Building minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Definition of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2011Public Bodies Bill — Schedule 1 — Power to Abolish Agricultural Wages Board minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Should Secretary of State for Health "Secure" or "Provide or Secure" Services minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Clause 168 — Private Patient Income Cap minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2011Finance Bill — Clause 73 — Financial Transaction Tax minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2011Localism Bill — Clause 130 — Flexible Tenancies — Safeguards for Exsiting Secure Tenancies minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2011Localism Bill — Clause 130 — Flexible Tenancies minorityno Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — New Clause 29 — Retail Diversity Scheme minorityno Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — New Clause 15 — Clarification Local Finance Considerations Can Be Taken Into Account When Determining Planning Application minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Power for Secretary of State to Impose Change to Mayor and Cabinet Executive minorityno Rebel
Commons9 May 2011NHS Reforms — Market Based Approach bothno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2011Control of Negative Election Campaigns by Third Parties — Allowing All UK Residents Over 18 to Vote — Introduction of Voter ID minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Special Case of the Isle of Wight minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Number and distribution of seats — Isle of Wight minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituency minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituency minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Dec 2010University Tuition Fee Cap — Set Basic Limit at £6,000 Per Year minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Dec 2010University Tuition Fee Cap — Raise Upper Limit to £9,000 Per Year minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2010Opposition Day — School Sports Funding bothno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading bothaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — number and distribution of seats minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — number and distribution of seats minorityno Rebel
Commons20 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Periodicity of Reports of the Boundary Commissions minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Require Impact Assessment of Effect of New Academy —rejected bothno Rebel
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Requirement for Foundation Schools to Consult on Application for Academy Order minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Referendum of Parents If Governor Objects to Application for Academy Status -rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax bothaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Assessment of Impact of VAT Increase on Mountain Rescue Services bothno Rebel
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
HouseDateSubjectAndrew GeorgeLDem VoteRôle
Commons1 Jul 2009Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 8 — Enforcement bothaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Feb 2008Delegated Legislation — Local Government minorityaye Rebel
19 Nov 2007Became Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
4 Mar 2006Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for International Development,
Commons27 Feb 2006Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 11 — Electoral Region Vacancies Majorityaye Rebel
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
10 May 2005Became Shadow Secretary of State for International Development,
HouseDateSubjectAndrew GeorgeLDem VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2004Pre-Budget Report 2004 Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityunknown Unknown
Commons8 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected Majorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies Majorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Majorityno Rebel
Commons26 Mar 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Schedule 2 — 'Belfast No. 2 bothaye Rebel
Commons26 Mar 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 14 — Belfast (No. 2) bothno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
1 Jun 2002Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2001Business of the House minorityaye Rebel
1 Jun 2001Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
HouseDateSubjectAndrew GeorgeLDem VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation bothno Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2000Police (Northern Ireland) Bill - The Board's policing plan bothaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Apr 2000Local Government Bill [Lords] bothno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Age additions tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Mar 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Recovery of housing benefit tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
1 Nov 1999Stopped being Member, Agriculture Committee
1 Jun 1999Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
Commons29 Jul 1998Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment) minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityno Rebel
14 Jul 1997Became Member, Agriculture Committee
Commons4 Jun 1997Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill - Referendum in Scotland Majorityaye Rebel
1 Jun 1997Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),

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
7% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Academy Schools - for
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
10% Asylum System - More strict
86% Ban fox hunting
9% Bankers' Bonus Tax
12% Business and community control of schools: For
70% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
92% Closed Material Proceedure
79% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
38% Cull Badgers
19% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
90% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
75% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
0% Energy Prices - More Affordable
24% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
69% European Union Integration - For
37% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
86% Fox hunting - Ban
88% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
41% Fully Elected House of Lords
20% Further devolution to Scotland
35% Further devolution to Wales
42% Gambling - Against permissiveness
29% GP Commissioning in the NHS
57% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
86% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
86% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
90% Homosexuality - Equal rights
80% HS2 - In Favour
94% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
89% Increase Air Passenger Duty
97% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
86% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
89% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
2% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
71% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
61% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
52% Mass Retention of Communications Data
74% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
20% Minimum Wage
15% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
44% More powers for local councils
64% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
1% Nuclear power - For
65% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
91% Police and Crime Commissioners
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
71% Privatise Royal Mail
84% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17% Reduce capital gains tax
63% Reduce central funding for local government
51% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
91% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
88% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
96% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
60% Register of Lobbyists
1% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
71% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
55% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
55% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
81% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
61% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
77% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
59% Stop climate change
1% Support current and former armed service members
52% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
17% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
4% University Tuition Fees - For
47% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
58% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
60% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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