Voting Comparison — David Simpson MP, Upper Bann
to David Howarth MP, Cambridge

David Simpson

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 DUP 0 votes out of 395, 0.0% 395 votes out of 463, 85.3% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 DUP 0 votes out of 225, 0.0% 225 votes out of 467, 48.2% 1 time
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 DUP 1 vote out of 578, 0.2% 578 votes out of 1239, 46.7% 2 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 DUP 1 vote out of 504, 0.2% 504 votes out of 1288, 39.1% 4 times

Voting Differences

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Commons30 Mar 2010Budget Resolutions — 8. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Mar 2010Amendment of the Law — 3. corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2011) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Mar 2010Deferred Divisions — Social Security Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2010Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2010Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Feb 2010Rental Accommodation (Thermal Insulation Standards) — Schedule 5 — Repeals Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2010Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on Voting System for Electing MPs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2010Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Amendment to New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2010Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Feb 2010Deferred Divisions — EU Enlargement strategy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Jan 2010Health and Safety (Company Director Liability) — Schedule 5 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Jan 2010Health and Safety (Company Director Liability) — Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2010Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Energy Security minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jan 2010Delegated Legislation — Immigration Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2009Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Jul 2009Deferred Division — East Midlands Regional Grand Committee Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Justice and Security Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 2009Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 2009Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 3 — Office of Tax Simplification minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2009Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 2 — MPs' salaries (In committee) Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jun 2009Deferred Division — External service minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2009Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill — Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2009Deferred Division — Equality Bill (Carry-over) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Mar 2009Prime Minister — Schedule 1 — Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Jan 2009Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jan 2009Deferred Division — Northern Ireland Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Nov 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Access to Information and Destruction of Samples Held by the Police minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Nov 2008European Community Documents minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Nov 2008Cannabis — reclassification from class C back to class B Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Exclusion or expulsion from trade union for membership of a political party minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jul 2008Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 — Specified Organisations minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jul 2008Biometric registration of immigrants — Civil Penalty Code of Practice Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jul 2008Biometric registration of immigrants — Regulations Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Third Reading Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 May 2008Deferred Divisions — Immigration Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 18 — Selection by aptitude Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Apr 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 15 — Rates of vehicle excise duty minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2008Amendment of the Law — 6. Corporation tax (small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2008Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Rates of Duty on Alcoholic Liquor Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — The Treaty does not affect the supremacy of the UK parliament — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Enshrine the Lisbon Treaty into UK law minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Excludes the European Union from imposing an obligation on Parliament — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Feb 2008Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Application to Building Societies minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Feb 2008Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jan 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jan 2008Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jan 2008Orders of the Day — Schedule 22 — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Dec 2007European Community Documents — Funding of European political parties minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Dec 2007Northern Rock Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jul 2007The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007 Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jul 2007Home Affairs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jul 2007Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Penal System minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Jul 2007Deferred Division — Political Parties minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Jul 2007Opposition Day — [17th allotted day] — Alleged Overseas Corruption Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2007European global navigation satellite system minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 May 2007Armed Conflict — Parliamentary Approval Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 May 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 81 — Criminal investigations: powers of Revenue and Customs minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Mar 2007Deferred Divisions — Immigration Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Mar 2007Deferred Divisions — Immigration Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2007Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Feb 2007Delegated Legislation — merchant shipping Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Feb 2007Opposition Day — [5th allotted day] — Al-Yamamah Arms Agreement Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2007Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Timing Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 7 — Limitation on challenge of issue of certificate Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 29 — Local housing allowance Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Dec 2006Delegated Legislation — Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Nov 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 2 — Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Oct 2006Point of Order — Clause 2 — Meaning of "charitable purpose" Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 75 — Requirement for audit of business review minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 75 — Requirement for audit of business review Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Oct 2006Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Carry-Over) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jun 2006Electoral Administration Bill (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 2 — Use of CORE information minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Disapplication of European Communities Act 1972 — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Apr 2006Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — Clause 19 — Department with policing and justice functions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Mar 2006Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill — Criteria for designation National Parks minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Mar 2006Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Allow failed asylum seekers to be given cash rather than vouchers — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 102 — Referendum about commencement of Assembly Act provisions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jan 2006Electoral Administration Bill — New Clause 5 — Prisoners Voting minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Nov 2005Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 2 — Repeal of Provisions of Part 7 Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Nov 2005Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 1 — Continuance in Force of Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Nov 2005Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — New Clause 1 — Mode of Trial on Indictment Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Clause 52 — Deprivation of Citizenship Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2005Terrorism Bill — Second Reading Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 Jul 2005Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — Road Fuel Regulator minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jun 2005Electoral Integrity minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Jun 2005National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading) Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jun 2005EU Constitution minorityaye disagrees with policy

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