Voting Record — Ms Debra Shipley MP, Stourbridge (10539)

Ms Debra Shipley

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 6 votes out of 513, 1.2% 513 votes out of 1246, 41.2% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 579, 0.5% 579 votes out of 1273, 45.5% 0 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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HouseDateSubjectMs Debra ShipleyLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Powers of consideration and representation by Children's Commissioner for Wales minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Children's Commissioner: functions minorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMs Debra ShipleyLab VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityno 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
2% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Assisted Dying
58% Asylum System - More strict
84% Ban fox hunting
100% Business and community control of schools: For
57% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
85% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Identity cards - For introduction
27% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
69% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
5% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
18% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
71% Post office - in favour of Government policy
29% Post office closures - against
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
68% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
42% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
86% Stop climate change
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
8% University education fees - Should be free
97% University Tuition Fees - For
21% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% 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
85.0%Mr George StevensonStoke-on-Trent SouthLab
84.4%Mr Chris SmithIslington South and FinsburyLab
84.0% Helen SouthworthWarrington SouthLab
84.0% John SmithVale of GlamorganLab
83.9% Gareth ThomasHarrow WestLab

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