Voting Record — Don Touhig MP, Islwyn (10600)

Don Touhig

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 30 Jun 2010 still in office Lab 10 votes out of 1023, 1.0% 1023 votes out of 1404, 72.9% 0 times
Islwyn 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 19 votes out of 1065, 1.8% 1065 votes out of 1288, 82.7% 0 times
Islwyn 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 8 votes out of 974, 0.8% 974 votes out of 1246, 78.2% 0 times
Islwyn 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 2 votes out of 1112, 0.2% 1112 votes out of 1273, 87.4% 83 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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HouseDateSubjectLord TouhigLab VoteRôle
9 Jan 2023Stopped being Chair, Services Committee
9 Jan 2023Stopped being Chair, Services Committee
9 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee
9 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, House of Lords Commission
17 Oct 2022Became Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee
Lords12 Jul 2022Schools Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 30 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords16 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2022Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill - Report — Amendment 5 minorityno Rebel
Lords17 Jan 2022Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (6th Day) — Amendment 148 minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Lords6 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree minorityaye Rebel
17 May 2021Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
28 Jan 2021Became Chair, Services Committee
28 Jan 2021Became Chair, Services Committee
28 Jan 2021Stopped being Member, Services Committee
28 Jan 2021Became Member, House of Lords Commission
15 Apr 2020Became Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
6 Dec 2018Became Member, Services Committee
17 Oct 2017Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
1 Sep 2016Stopped being Opposition Whip (Lords),
12 May 2016Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Lords)
18 Sep 2015Became Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
18 Sep 2015Became Opposition Whip (Lords),
Lords24 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 — Motion to Approve minorityno Rebel
Lords16 Jan 2015Assisted Dying Bill [HL] — Committee (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords8 Jul 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
4 Jul 2013Became Member, Liaison Committee (Lords)
8 Nov 2012Stopped being Member, Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
29 May 2012Became Member, Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Members' Allowances Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Chair, Members' Allowances Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Chair, Members' Allowances Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
HouseDateSubjectDon TouhigLab VoteRôle
28 Oct 2009Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
27 Oct 2009Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
4 Mar 2009Became Member, Liaison Committee
3 Mar 2009Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
11 Feb 2009Became Chairman, Members' Allowances Committee
11 Feb 2009Stopped being Member, Members' Allowances Committee
10 Feb 2009Became Member, Members' Allowances Committee
10 Feb 2009Became Chair, Members' Allowances Committee
10 Feb 2009Became Chair, Members' Allowances Committee
10 Feb 2009Stopped being Member, Members' Allowances Committee
9 Feb 2009Became Member, Members' Allowances Committee
27 Nov 2008Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] 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
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
6 Jun 2006Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
6 Jun 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Veterans), Ministry of Defence
5 Jun 2006Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
9 May 2006Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
5 May 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans),
20 Dec 2005Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
19 Dec 2005Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 Jun 2005Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Veterans), Ministry of Defence
17 Jun 2005Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence
11 May 2005Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence
11 May 2005Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales), Department for Constitutional Affairs
10 May 2005Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans),
10 May 2005Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales,
10 May 2005Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (also in Wales Office),
HouseDateSubjectDon TouhigLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
13 Jun 2003Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Welsh Office
13 Jun 2003Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales), Department for Constitutional Affairs
12 Jun 2003Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (also in Wales Office),
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Welsh Office
11 Jun 2001Stopped being Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
11 Jun 2001Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales,
7 Jun 2001Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
HouseDateSubjectDon TouhigLab VoteRôle
Commons1 May 2001Social Security Fraud Bill - New Clause 2 tellnono Teller
Commons25 Apr 2001Rural Economy tellnono Teller
Commons10 Apr 2001International Development Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Apr 2001Armed Forces Bill - Extension of jurisdiction tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Mar 2001Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill - Exclusion of prisoners convicted of assaulting police officers, other emergency service workers and NHS staff from power to release short-term prisoners on licence tellnono Teller
Commons12 Mar 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill (Programme) - Lords Amendments and Messages tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Feb 2001Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Feb 2001Health and Social Care Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Feb 2001Health and Social Care Bill - Independent advocacy services tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Feb 2001Health and Social Care Bill - Community health councils: scheme for reform tellnono Teller
Commons13 Feb 2001Capital Allowances Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Feb 2001Capital Allowances Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2001Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Jan 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill (Programme) - Lords amendments and further messages from the Lords tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jan 2001Public Health tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jan 2001Public Health tellnono Teller
Commons18 Jan 2001Teacher Supply tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jan 2001Teacher Supply tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2001Health and Social Care Bill [Money] tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jan 2001Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill [Money] tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 - Consolidated Fund Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Urban Regeneration tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2000Vehicles (Crime) Bill [Ways and Means] tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Remaining Lords amendments tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Nov 2000Millennium Dome tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Nov 2000Millennium Dome tellnono Teller
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2000Pensions and Pensioners tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Nov 2000Pensions and Pensioners tellnono Teller
Commons27 Jul 2000Utilities Bill - Licence enforcement tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jul 2000Local Government Bill - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jul 2000Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Amendments and repeals tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jul 2000Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Comptroller and Auditor General: access to information tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jul 2000Finance Bill - Repeals tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jul 2000Finance Bill - Married couples allowances tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jul 2000Football (Disorder) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2000Police (Northern Ireland) Bill - District policing partnership sub-groups for Belfast tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jul 2000Local Government Bill [Lords] — Proportional representation for local elections in England and Wales tellnono Teller
Commons3 Jul 2000Prisoners (Early Release) tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2000Prisoners (Early Release) tellnono Teller
Commons27 Jun 2000Learning and Skills Bill [Lords] - Sex education tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jun 2000Census (Amendment) Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jun 2000Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Definition of legally relevant objection tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jun 2000Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Driving of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles Elsewhere than on Roads tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2000Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Rights of public in relation to access land tellnono Teller
Commons8 Jun 2000Pensions tellnono Teller
Commons22 May 2000Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] - Rights of searching persons tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 May 2000Transport Bill - Repeals and Revocations tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 May 2000Transport Bill - Road traffic reduction strategy tellnono Teller
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Orders for possession of aerodromes, etc. tellnono Teller
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme tellnono Teller
Commons8 May 2000Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Offences tellnono Teller
Commons3 May 2000Finance Bill - Provision of services through intermediary tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Apr 2000Standing Committee on Regional Affairs tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Apr 2000Standing Committee on Regional Affairs tellnono Teller
Commons6 Apr 2000Patten Report tellnono Teller
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Contributions in Respect of Benefits in Kind: Great Britain tellnono Teller
Commons30 Mar 2000Learning and Skills Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons27 Mar 2000Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Education about electoral and democratic systems tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons17 Feb 2000Armed Forces Discipline Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Feb 2000Armed Forces Discipline Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons15 Feb 2000Postal Services Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Feb 2000Postal Services Bill tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2000Local Government Finance tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill - Salaries tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Dec 1999Terrorism Bill tellnono Teller
Commons24 Nov 1999The Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 1999The Economy tellnono Teller
Commons24 Nov 1999The Economy tellnono Teller
17 Nov 1999Became Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
17 Nov 1999Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
21 Mar 1997Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
15 Jan 1996Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
84% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
93% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
94% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
99% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
93% European Union Integration - For
90% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
82% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% No detention without charge or trial
98% Nuclear power - For
39% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
96% Post office - in favour of Government policy
4% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
43% Schools - Greater Autonomy
80% Smoking ban - In favour
63% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
98% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
66% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% 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 2005-2010, 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
100.0% Tony BlairSedgefieldLab
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
99.5% Robin CookLivingstonLab
99.4% Edward O'HaraKnowsley SouthLab
99.3% Alistair DarlingEdinburgh South WestLab

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