Voting Record — Anthony D Wright MP, Great Yarmouth (10655)

Anthony D Wright

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 Lab 12 votes out of 1035, 1.2% 1035 votes out of 1288, 80.4% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 15 votes out of 1075, 1.4% 1075 votes out of 1246, 86.3% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 10 votes out of 994, 1.0% 994 votes out of 1273, 78.1% 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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HouseDateSubjectAnthony D WrightLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, East of England Regional Select Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
7 Oct 2009Became Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
7 Oct 2009Stopped being Member, Business and Enterprise Committee
Commons8 Jul 2009Care Homes (Domestic Pets) — Clause 20 — Bingo duty minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
4 Mar 2009Became Member, East of England Regional Select Committee
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008New Standing Order — Regional Select Committees — Membership minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 78 — Constitutional arrangements bothno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Stopped being Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
18 Apr 2008Became Member, Business and Enterprise Committee
7 Nov 2007Stopped being Member, Trade & Industry Committee
7 Nov 2007Became Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Trade & Industry Committee
HouseDateSubjectAnthony D WrightLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons24 Jan 2005Gambling Bill — Clause 226 — Gaming machines: Categories A to D minorityno Rebel
21 Sep 2004Stopped being Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Permanent Arrangements for Westminster Hall, Thursday Sittings and Standing Committees 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 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectAnthony D WrightLab VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2000City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2000City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Feb 1999House of Lords Bill minorityno 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
5% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
100% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
75% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
99% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
98% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
44% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
88% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
61% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
71% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
1% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
41% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
89% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
1% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
44% Schools - Greater Autonomy
72% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
8% University education fees - Should be free
99% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
2% 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
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
100.0% Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab
100.0% Kim HowellsPontypriddLab
99.8% Alistair DarlingEdinburgh South WestLab
99.8% Stephen ByersNorth TynesideLab

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