Voting Record — Mr Clifford Forsythe MP, South Antrim (10205)

Mr Clifford Forsythe

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 27 Apr 2000 UUP 3 votes out of 179, 1.7% 179 votes out of 872, 20.5% 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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectMr Clifford ForsytheUUP VoteRôle
Commons6 Apr 2000Patten Report tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jul 1999Employment Relations Bill - Collective Bargaining: Recognition minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Jun 1999Planning and Transport Congestion Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons10 Feb 1999Poverty and Social Exclusion (National Strategy) Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Apr 1998Regional Development Agencies Bill - Activities of agencies in rural areas Majorityaye 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
96% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
42% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Minimum Wage
50% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
42% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
50% 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
90.1% Robert McCartneyNorth DownUKUP
88.6%Rt Hon David TrimbleUpper BannUUP
87.0% Peter RobinsonBelfast EastDUP
85.7% Ian PaisleyNorth AntrimDUP
82.9% John TaylorStrangfordUUP

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