Voting Record — Denis MacShane MP, Rotherham (10401)

Denis MacShane

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 2 Nov 2012 Lab 7 votes out of 280, 2.5% 280 votes out of 636, 44.0% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 670, 1.3% 670 votes out of 1288, 52.0% 1 time
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 608, 0.7% 608 votes out of 1246, 48.8% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 2 votes out of 813, 0.2% 813 votes out of 1273, 63.9% 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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HouseDateSubjectDenis MacShaneLab VoteRôle
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2012European Union — Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Carry over to next Parliamentary session Majorityno Rebel
Commons19 Oct 2011House of Commons Recess Dates — Winter 2011-12 Majorityno Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2011European Union — Regulation of Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons23 Mar 2011Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Feb 2011Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011 — Fees for Immigration, Nationality and Consular Applications minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010Draft EU Budget 2011 Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectDenis MacShaneLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Mar 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2009Prayers — Autism Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2008Consolidated Fund Bill — Electoral Commission (Remuneration of Chairman) minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill Majorityno Rebel
11 May 2005Stopped being Minister of State (Europe), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
HouseDateSubjectDenis MacShaneLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
28 Oct 2002Became Minister of State (Europe), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
28 Oct 2002Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
HouseDateSubjectDenis MacShaneLab VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons26 May 1999Line of Route bothaye 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
33% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8% Academy Schools - for
75% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
75% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
84% Ban fox hunting
81% Bankers' Bonus Tax
85% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
2% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
25% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
69% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100% Energy Prices - More Affordable
14% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
82% European Union Integration - For
40% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
34% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
46% Further devolution to Scotland
50% Further devolution to Wales
20% Gambling - Against permissiveness
14% GP Commissioning in the NHS
50% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
36% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
65% Homosexuality - Equal rights
36% Human Rights and Equality
96% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
25% Increase Air Passenger Duty
25% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
80% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
93% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
86% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
38% Localise Council Tax Support
46% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
77% Minimum Wage
84% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
54% More powers for local councils
34% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
41% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
34% Police and Crime Commissioners
91% Post office - in favour of Government policy
9% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
31% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
67% Rail Fares - Lower
58% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
39% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
25% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
32% Reducing the number of MPs - for
25% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
21% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
17% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
67% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
22% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
31% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
31% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
24% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
65% Smoking ban - In favour
56% Stop climate change
83% Support current and former armed service members
61% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
5% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
39% Transparency of Parliament
50% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8% University education fees - Should be free
61% University Tuition Fees - For
73% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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