Voting Record — Derek Conway MP, Old Bexley and Sidcup (10815)

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
30 Jan 2008	12 Apr 2010	Ind	no whip	74 votes out of 663, 11.2%	0 times
5 May 2005	29 Jan 2008	Con	2 votes out of 315, 0.6%	315 votes out of 625, 50.4%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	13 votes out of 731, 1.8%	731 votes out of 1246, 58.7%	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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House	Date	Subject	Derek Conway	Ind Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Administration Committee
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 2 — New procedure for proposals under Sustainable Communities Act 2007	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 3. corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2011)	minority	none	Free
Commons	16 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day] — Equitable Life	minority	none	Free
Commons	23 Feb 2010	Rental Accommodation (Thermal Insulation Standards) — New Clause 1 — Publication of information by Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) in England and Wales	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Money) (No. 3)	minority	none	Free
Commons	27 Jan 2010	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Jan 2010	Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting) — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	minority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2010	Bill Presented — Pedicabs Bill — Crime and Security Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and families bill (Programme)	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Personal Care at Home Bill (Programme)	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Clause 155 — Positive action: recruitment and promotion	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Nov 2009	Financial Services Bill — Financial Services Bill (Programme)	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Remove the power of the Lord Chancellor to suspend a coroner's investigation and inquest and replace it with an "inquiry" — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Bill Presented — Coroners and Justice Bill (Programme) (No.4)	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Oct 2009	Strengthen local spending reports — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Oct 2009	Marine Conservation Bill — Marine Conservation Zones designated to conserve marine ecosystem as a whole — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	14 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — Higher Education	minority	none	Free
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts	minority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — US-UK Extradition Treaty	minority	none	Free
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Care Homes (Domestic Pets) — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	minority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1	minority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jun 2009	Immediate General Election — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — Policing and Crime Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2009	Corporation Tax (Charge and Main Rates for Financial Year 2010)	minority	none	Free
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation	minority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — Law and Order	minority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Government Capital Expenditure	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2009	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers	minority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2009	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2008	Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Points of Order — Emergency Debate — Pre-Budget Report	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	none	Free
Commons	7 Oct 2008	Government's Fiscal Rules — new fiscal framework — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jul 2008	Fuel Duty — Balance against oil prices — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Energy Security — Commends the Government's effort	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Process	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Jun 2008	Pensioner Poverty — Welcomes the policies of this Government	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Jun 2008	Pensioner Poverty — Redeem 1997 pledge — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	none	Free
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable	minority	none	Free
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Income Tax — Abolition of starting and savings rates and creation of starting rate for savings	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Income Tax — Mitigation of abolition of 10% starting rate — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Heathrow — Expansion is consistent with sustainable aviation strategy	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Heathrow — Condemnation of third runway — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — The Treaty does not affect the supremacy of the UK parliament — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions — rejected	minority	none	Free
19 Feb 2008	Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
House	Date	Subject	Derek Conway	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
18 Jan 2006	Stopped being a member of the Defence Committee
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Defence Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Administration Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Derek Conway	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Finance & Services Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Chairman, Accommodation and works Committee
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Liaison Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Finance & Services Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Chairmen's Panel Committee
28 May 2004	Became Chairman, Accommodation and works Committee
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	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
93%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
34%	Ban fox hunting
85%	Business and community control of schools: For
58%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
30%	European Union - For
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
34%	Fox hunting - Ban
58%	Fully Elected House of Lords
91%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
30%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
16%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
90%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
34%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
86%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Nuclear power - For
50%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
3%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
97%	Post office closures - against
77%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
32%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
97%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
75%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
20%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
13%	Terrorism laws - For
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
50%	Trident replacement - In favour
90%	University education fees - Should be free
8%	University Tuition Fees - For
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament (whilst Ind). 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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
85.7%	John Howell	Henley	Con

Voting Record — Derek Conway MP, Old Bexley and Sidcup (10815)

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