Voting Record — Mr Bowen Wells MP, Hertford and Stortford (10627)

Mr Bowen Wells

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 5 votes out of 634, 0.8% 634 votes out of 1273, 49.8% 13 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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectMr Bowen WellsCon VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Deferred Divisions - Human Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Deferred Divisions - Human Rights (Joint Committee) minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Feb 1999House of Lords Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Prohibition of small-calibre pistols tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jun 1997Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jun 1997European Union tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jun 1997European Union tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jun 1997M66 - 3 Jun 1997 : Column 187 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill (Allocation of Time) tellnono Teller
Commons2 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill [Money] tellnono Teller
Commons2 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 1997The Economy and European Affairs tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 1997The Economy and European Affairs tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 May 1997Home Affairs tellayeaye Teller

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
98% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
0% Delegate more powers to government ministers
2% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Minimum Wage
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
1% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
64% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
8% Stop climate change
5% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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
92.6% David WillettsHavantCon
92.4%Sir Ray WhitneyWycombeCon
92.0% George YoungNorth West HampshireCon
91.9% John WhittingdaleMaldon and East ChelmsfordCon
91.8% Tim YeoSouth SuffolkCon

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