Voting Record — Edward Vaizey MP, Wantage (11905)

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 still in office Con 5 votes out of 513, 1.0% 513 votes out of 782, 65.6% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 15 votes out of 689, 2.2% 689 votes out of 1288, 53.5% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectEdward VaizeyCon VoteRôle
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Majorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being - Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media and Sport
HouseDateSubjectEdward VaizeyCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
8 Sep 2009Became - Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media and Sport
8 Sep 2009Stopped being - Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport
27 Jul 2009Became - Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport
27 Jul 2009Stopped being Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport
Commons27 Feb 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jun 2008Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected bothaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses Majorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) Majorityaye Rebel
7 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices Majorityaye Rebel
6 Jul 2007Became Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport
6 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport
13 Mar 2007Stopped being a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
21 Nov 2006Became Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport
21 Nov 2006Stopped being Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport
8 Nov 2006Became Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
18 Jan 2006Became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee

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
44% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
18% European Union - For
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
77% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83% Homosexuality - Equal rights
11% Identity cards - For introduction
93% Increase VAT
99% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
3% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
55% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
21% Smoking ban - In favour
61% Stop climate change
40% Termination of pregnancy - against
28% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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