Voting Record — David Amess MP, Southend West (10009)

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Con	8 votes out of 547, 1.5%	547 votes out of 776, 70.5%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	14 votes out of 883, 1.6%	883 votes out of 1288, 68.6%	7 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	26 votes out of 857, 3.0%	857 votes out of 1246, 68.8%	2 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	7 votes out of 772, 0.9%	772 votes out of 1273, 60.6%	3 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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House	Date	Subject	David Amess	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Carry-over)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2012	Business of the House — Badger Cull	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Smoking in Private Vehicles	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
House	Date	Subject	David Amess	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
18 Apr 2008	Stopped being a member of the Health Committee
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2006	Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Health Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Amess	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Health Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	8 Mar 2005	Delegated Legislation — Northern Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Election of an MP to more than one seat	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Oct 2004	Mental Capacity Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Health Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Points of Order	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill [Money]	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Ban	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr David Amess	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Apr 2001	Election Publications Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jan 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 1997	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	Majority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
96%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
58%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
0%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
24%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11%	Fully Elected House of Lords
91%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
13%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
15%	Identity cards - For introduction
79%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
71%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
12%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
89%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
70%	Smoking ban - In favour
93%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
16%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
42%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
38%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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Voting Record — David Amess MP, Southend West (10009)

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