Voting Record — Ann Widdecombe MP, Maidstone and The Weald (10634)

Ann Widdecombe

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 22 votes out of 622, 3.5% 622 votes out of 1288, 48.3% 7 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 26 votes out of 647, 4.0% 647 votes out of 1246, 51.9% 10 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 9 votes out of 717, 1.3% 717 votes out of 1273, 56.3% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectAnn WiddecombeCon VoteRôle
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments) tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jun 2008Climate Change Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Mar 2007Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Short Speeches tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
3 Aug 2006Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause 9 — Improvement Notices Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Feb 2006Identity Cards Bill — Clause 8 — Issue etc. of ID cards Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Feb 2006Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register Majorityno Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
HouseDateSubjectAnn WiddecombeCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity tellnono Teller
Commons10 Feb 2005Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc. Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions tellnono Teller
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 24 — Advance decisions to refuse treatment: general tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 4 — Best interests tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances tellayeaye Teller
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
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill tellnono Teller
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons23 Feb 2004Gender Recognition Bill tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies Majorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectAnn WiddecombeCon VoteRôle
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Deregulation minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill Majorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
95% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
50% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
56% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
25% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
18% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
13% European Union Integration - For
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11% Fully Elected House of Lords
84% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
7% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Human Rights and Equality
60% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
29% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Mass Retention of Communications Data
0% Minimum Wage
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
21% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
36% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Pension auto-enrolment - For
4% Post office - in favour of Government policy
96% Post office closures - against
50% Privatise Royal Mail
2% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
87% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
67% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
11% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
82% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
76% Schools - Greater Autonomy
20% Smoking ban - In favour
11% Stop climate change
100% Support current and former armed service members
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
74% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
18% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
90% University education fees - Should be free
7% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
58% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
85.1% Roger GaleNorth ThanetCon
83.5% Kenneth ClarkeRushcliffeCon
82.8% Humfrey MalinsWokingCon
82.7% David MacleanPenrith and The BorderCon
82.5% David WilshireSpelthorneCon

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