Voting Record — Mr Colin Pickthall MP, West Lancashire (10478)

Mr Colin Pickthall

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 16 votes out of 1139, 1.4% 1139 votes out of 1246, 91.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 6 votes out of 1153, 0.5% 1153 votes out of 1273, 90.6% 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).

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HouseDateSubjectMr Colin PickthallLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Jack Straw, Secretary of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
13 May 2004Became PPS (Rt Hon Jack Straw, Secretary of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Commons29 Oct 2003Mersey Tunnels Bill — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno 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
Commons23 Oct 2002Mersey Tunnels Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2002Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2002Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye 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 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Colin PickthallLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock tellnono Teller
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
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) minorityaye 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
26% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
88% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
0% Fully Elected House of Lords
13% Gambling - Against permissiveness
86% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
0% No detention without charge or trial
92% Nuclear power - For
23% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
82% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
38% Schools - Greater Autonomy
42% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
7% University education fees - Should be free
100% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0% 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 2001-2005, 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% Robert JacksonWantagewhilst Lab
98.8%Mrs Ann TaylorDewsburyLab
98.5%Mr Dennis TurnerWolverhampton South EastLab
98.4% John ReidHamilton North and BellshillLab
98.4% Christine RussellCity of ChesterLab

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