Voting Record — Barbara Follett MP, Stevenage (10204)

Barbara Follett

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 5 votes out of 1051, 0.5% 1051 votes out of 1288, 81.6% 2 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 24 votes out of 813, 3.0% 813 votes out of 1246, 65.2% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 799, 0.1% 799 votes out of 1273, 62.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectBarbara FollettLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Minister of State (the East of England), Regional Affairs
11 May 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
23 Mar 2010Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
23 Mar 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
24 Sep 2009Became Minister of State (the East of England), Regional Affairs
24 Sep 2009Stopped being Minister of State (Culture and Tourism), Regional Affairs
24 Sep 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
24 Sep 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2009Became Minister of State (Culture and Tourism), Regional Affairs
10 Jun 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
10 Jun 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
10 Feb 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
10 Feb 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture; Minister for the East of England), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
9 Oct 2008Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture; Minister for the East of England), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
9 Oct 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
6 Oct 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office
6 Oct 2008Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected bothaye Rebel
3 Dec 2007Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office
3 Dec 2007Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for the East of England), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for the East of England), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons5 Jun 2007Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy tellnono Teller
10 Nov 2005Became PPS (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
HouseDateSubjectBarbara FollettLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Control Orders minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendments — Burden of Proof minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Alteration minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Decent Homes Standard for Social Housing minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected minorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectBarbara FollettLab VoteRôle
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research 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
14% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
83% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
94% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
18% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
99% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
96% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
87% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
96% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
47% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
99% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
10% No detention without charge or trial
68% Nuclear power - For
42% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
98% 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
84% 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
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
75% Smoking ban - In favour
55% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
8% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
7% University education fees - Should be free
100% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% 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 2005-2010, 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
97.9% David LammyTottenhamLab
97.6% Michael WillsNorth SwindonLab
97.5% Anne McGuireStirlingLab
97.0% Douglas AlexanderPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthLab

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