Voting Record — Ben Wallace MP, Lancaster and Wyre (11668)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
Wyre and Preston North 6 May 2010 still in office Con 1 vote out of 606, 0.2% 606 votes out of 776, 78.1% 0 times
Lancaster and Wyre 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 14 votes out of 815, 1.7% 815 votes out of 1288, 63.3% 0 times
North East Scotland 6 May 1999 31 Mar 2003 Con 16 votes out of 879, 1.8% 879 votes out of 1287, 68.3% n/a

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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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HouseDateSubjectBen WallaceCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister, Scotland
HouseDateSubjectBen WallaceCon VoteRôle
Commons6 Jan 2010Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House Majorityaye Rebel
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 — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness Majorityaye Rebel
6 Jul 2007Became Shadow Minister, Scotland
Commons5 Jun 2007Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Short Speeches minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2005National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 1 — Earnings: Power to Make Provision in Consequence of Retrospective Tax Legislation: Great Britain bothaye Rebel
Commons19 Jul 2005Crossrail Bill minorityaye Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectBen WallaceCon VoteRôle
Scotland26 Feb 2003[S1M-3944.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time Majorityno Rebel
Scotland6 Feb 2003[S1M-3856] Decision Time minorityabstention Rebel
Scotland23 Jan 2003Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 71 — Criteria for consent by Ministers Majorityaye Rebel
Scotland23 Jan 2003Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 12 — Byelaws in relation to land over which access rights are exercisable abstentionno Rebel
Scotland23 Jan 2003Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 12 — Byelaws in relation to land over which access rights are exercisable minorityno Rebel
Scotland28 Nov 2002[S1M-3656] Junior Minister minorityabstention Rebel
Scotland27 Nov 2002[S1M-3643] Business Motion minorityabstention Rebel
Scotland31 Oct 2002[S1M-3511.2 (Amendment)] Decision Time minorityaye Rebel
Scotland30 Jan 2002[S1M-2353] Decision Time minorityabstention Rebel
Scotland13 Sep 2001[S1M-2202] Decision Time Majorityno Rebel
Scotland30 May 2001Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 12 — Remedial orders minorityno Rebel
Scotland25 Oct 2000[S1M-1271.2 (Amendment)] Decision Time Majorityaye Rebel
Scotland12 Jan 2000[S1M-406.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time minorityno Rebel
Scotland30 Sep 1999[S1M-172] Decision Time minorityabstention Rebel
Scotland15 Sep 1999[S1M-147.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time minorityabstention Rebel
Scotland19 May 1999[S1M-4.3 (Amendment)] Ministers minorityabstention Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
61% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
81% Control Orders
0% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
17% European Union - For
7% Fully Elected House of Lords
77% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
19% Homosexuality - Equal rights
5% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
100% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
2% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
6% Post office - in favour of Government policy
94% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
77% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
81% Stop climate change
88% Termination of pregnancy - against
25% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% 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
99.7% David CameronWitneyCon
99.0% Caroline SpelmanMeridenCon
98.9% Paul BeresfordMole ValleyCon
98.8% Richard SpringWest SuffolkCon
98.7% Tim YeoSouth SuffolkCon

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