Voting Comparison — Mr David Madel MP, South West Bedfordshire
to Mr Paddy Ashdown MP, Yeovil
Mr David Madel
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 |
| 1 May 1997 | 14 May 2001 | Con | 3 votes out of 699, 0.4% | 699 votes out of 1274, 54.9% | 115 times |
Voting Differences
| House | Date | Subject | Mr David Madel | Mr Paddy Ashdown | Rôle |
| Commons | 23 Apr 2001 | Finance Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 23 Apr 2001 | Finance Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Mar 2001 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 36 Landfill tax (rate) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Mar 2001 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11 Aggregates levy | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Feb 2001 | Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Prohibition or Restriction of use of Symbol, Name or Emblem | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 24 Jan 2001 | Manufacturing Industry | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 23 Jan 2001 | Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Dec 2000 | Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 | both | aye | absent |
| Commons | 30 Nov 2000 | Disqualifications Bill - Amendment of section 1(1)(e) of the Disqualification Acts | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 27 Nov 2000 | Freedom of Information Bill — Remaining Lords amendments | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 27 Nov 2000 | Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Oct 2000 | Teachers (Supply and Recruitment) | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Oct 2000 | Fuel Protests | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jul 2000 | Local Government Bill - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying | Majority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jul 2000 | Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jul 2000 | Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jul 2000 | European Community Documents - A General Framework for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 5 Jul 2000 | Local Government Bill [Lords] - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 20 Jun 2000 | Football Hooliganism | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 6 Jun 2000 | Police (Northern Ireland) Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 5 Jun 2000 | Financial Services and Markets Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 5 Jun 2000 | Financial Services and Markets Bill - New Clause | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 5 Jun 2000 | Financial Services and Markets Bill - Power to impose penalties in cases of market abuse | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 24 May 2000 | Crime | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 May 2000 | Transport Bill - Use of receipts from licensing schemes | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 May 2000 | Transport Bill - Use of receipts from charging schemes | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 9 May 2000 | Transport Bill - Orders for possession of aerodromes, etc. | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 8 May 2000 | Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Offences | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 12 Apr 2000 | Asylum Seekers | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 12 Apr 2000 | Sub-post Offices | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 27 Mar 2000 | "Table - 62. Landfill Tax (Rate) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 27 Mar 2000 | "Table - 20. Climate change levy | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 27 Mar 2000 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 2. Beer (rate of duty) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Mar 2000 | Terrorism Bill - Detention of terrorists | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 1 Feb 2000 | Financial Services and Markets Bill - Judicial review | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jan 2000 | Disqualifications Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jan 2000 | Disqualifications Bill - Salaries | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 8 Dec 1999 | Tube Investment | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 7 Dec 1999 | Freedom of Information Bill — Second Reading | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 14 Jul 1999 | Pollution Prevention and Control Bill [Lords] - Particular Purposes for which Provision may be made under Section 2 | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 23 Jun 1999 | Referendum on Changing the Voting System for the House of Commons | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 19 May 1999 | NHS Personnel | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 19 May 1999 | European Union Fraud | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 May 1999 | Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Excessive pension contributions made by persons who have become insolvent | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 May 1999 | Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Optional work-focused interviews | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 May 1999 | Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Extension of entitlement to state maternity allowance | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 May 1999 | Pensions | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 29 Apr 1999 | Industry and Employment | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Apr 1999 | Finance Bill | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Apr 1999 | Finance Bill - Stamp duty on conveyance or transfer on sale | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Apr 1999 | Finance Bill | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Apr 1999 | Finance Bill | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Apr 1999 | Finance Bill - Restriction of MCA to those reaching 65 before 2000-01 | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 24 Mar 1999 | Local Government Bill - Endorsement of council tax by referendum | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 24 Mar 1999 | Local Government Bill (Allocation of Time) | tellno | no | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 Mar 1999 | Tax Credits Bill - Payment Of Tax Credit By Employers Etc | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Mar 1999 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 25. Cars available for private use | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Mar 1999 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 21. Rates of capital gains tax | tellno | no | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Mar 1999 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 5. Tobacco products duty (rates) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 3 Mar 1999 | House of Lords Bill - Commencement and transitional provision | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 24 Feb 1999 | Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Bill - Information | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 22 Feb 1999 | Immigration and Asylum Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Feb 1999 | House of Lords Bill — Exclusion of hereditary peers from voting — rejected | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Feb 1999 | Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 3 Feb 1999 | Planning | tellno | no | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 3 Feb 1999 | Planning | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 2 Feb 1999 | House of Lords Bill — Second Reading | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 2 Feb 1999 | House of Lords Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jan 1999 | Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 19 Jan 1999 | Greater London Authority Bill | Majority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 19 Jan 1999 | Greater London Authority Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 19 Jan 1999 | Greater London Authority Bill - Membership of the Authority and the Assembly | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 9 Dec 1998 | Decommissioning and Prisoner Releases | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 2 Dec 1998 | European Parliamentary Elections Bill (Allocation of Time) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 30 Nov 1998 | Constitution and Parliament | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 18 Nov 1998 | European Parliamentary Elections Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 16 Nov 1998 | European Parliamentary Elections Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 Nov 1998 | Scotland Bill - Scrutiny of Bills by the Presiding Officer. | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Nov 1998 | European Parliamentary Elections Bill | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Nov 1998 | Factory Closures | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 21 Oct 1998 | Human Rights Bill [Lords] - Power to take remedial action | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 21 Oct 1998 | Human Rights Bill [Lords] - No remedial order before determination of European Commission of Human Rights | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 29 Jul 1998 | Government Policy (Presentation) | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Jul 1998 | Department of Social Security | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Jul 1998 | Manufacturing and Industrial Relations | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 30 Jun 1998 | Finance (No. 2) Bill - Special regard to trading patterns of the retail industry | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 30 Jun 1998 | Finance (No. 2) Bill - Repayment of dividend tax credit to non-taxpayers | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 16 Jun 1998 | Local Government (Scotland) | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 16 Jun 1998 | Hospital Waiting Lists | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Jun 1998 | Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Jun 1998 | Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 9 Jun 1998 | European Communities (Amendment) Bill - New clause | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 8 Jun 1998 | Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 3 Jun 1998 | Human Rights Bill [Lords] - Legislation | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 2 Jun 1998 | Electoral System | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 20 May 1998 | Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 6 May 1998 | Scotland Bill - Review of role of Scottish Members of House of Commons | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 29 Apr 1998 | Orders of the Day - Married couple's allowance etc. in and after 1999-2000 | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 29 Apr 1998 | Orders of the Day - Taper relief for CGT | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Apr 1998 | Finance (No. 2) Bill - Rates of tobacco products duty | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 21 Apr 1998 | Finance (No. 2) Bill | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 23 Mar 1998 | Budget Resolutions 1998 — Corporation tax (due and payable date) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 23 Mar 1998 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 2. Beer (rate of duty) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 16 Mar 1998 | Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 12 Mar 1998 | European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 12 Mar 1998 | European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Review of alternative voting systems | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 Mar 1998 | School Standards and Framework Bill — Grant Maintained Schools (Parental Ballot) — rejected | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 Mar 1998 | School Standards and Framework Bill - Functions of Education Action Forum | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 Mar 1998 | School Standards and Framework Bill — Exemption from strict class size limits — rejected | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 9 Mar 1998 | National Minimum Wage Bill - Repeals and revocations | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 9 Mar 1998 | National Minimum Wage Bill - Company directors | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 Feb 1998 | Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 11 Feb 1998 | Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - Referendum | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Feb 1998 | Scotland Bill - The Scottish Executive | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 28 Jan 1998 | Scotland Bill - The Scottish Parliament | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 27 Jan 1998 | London Underground | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 22 Jan 1998 | Bank of England Bill - Transitional provisions and savings | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 21 Jan 1998 | Government of Wales Bill - Transfer of Ministerial functions | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 13 Jan 1998 | Scotland Bill | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 Dec 1997 | Fisheries | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 Dec 1997 | Fisheries | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 16 Dec 1997 | National Minimum Wage Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Dec 1997 | Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents | Majority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Dec 1997 | Social Security Bill | Majority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 1 Dec 1997 | Welfare, Pensions and Disabled People | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 19 Nov 1997 | Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 12 Nov 1997 | European Communities (Amendment) Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Nov 1997 | Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill | tellaye | aye | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 4 Nov 1997 | Rural Life | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 4 Nov 1997 | Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate | tellaye | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 30 Jul 1997 | Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 30 Jul 1997 | Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill - Referendum in Scotland | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Jul 1997 | Finance Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Jul 1997 | Finance Bill - Mortgage Interest Payments | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 15 Jul 1997 | Finance Bill - Charge to windfall tax | tellno | no | agrees with policy |
| Commons | 8 Jul 1997 | Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill - Power in place of duty to specify amortisation period | tellno | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 8 Jul 1997 | Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill - Local authority debt reduction strategies | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 7 Jul 1997 | Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11. Withdrawal of relief on medical insurance premiums | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 25 Jun 1997 | London Underground | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 18 Jun 1997 | Firearms (Amendment) Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 18 Jun 1997 | Firearms (Amendment) Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 18 Jun 1997 | Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Prohibition of small-calibre pistols | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 17 Jun 1997 | Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Jun 1997 | Education (Schools) Bill - Power of local authority to continue to assist pupils | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 10 Jun 1997 | Education (Schools) Bill - Transitional Arrangements for Existing Assisted Pupils | minority | no | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 3 Jun 1997 | M66 - 3 Jun 1997 : Column 187 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill (Allocation of Time) | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 20 May 1997 | The Economy and European Affairs | minority | aye | disagrees with policy |
| Commons | 20 May 1997 | The Economy and European Affairs | minority | no | disagrees with policy |