Voting Record — Mr Eric Clarke MP, Midlothian (10114)

Mr Eric Clarke

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 4 votes out of 673, 0.6% 673 votes out of 1273, 52.9% 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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HouseDateSubjectMr Eric ClarkeLab VoteRôle
Commons29 Nov 2000Rewarding Democracy Commission tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye 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
26% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
32% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Minimum Wage
18% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
73% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
42% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
86% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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
98.6%Mr Gordon McMasterPaisley SouthLab
95.4% Tommy GrahamWest Renfrewshirewhilst Lab
92.5%Mr Allan RogersRhonddaLab
91.2%Mr Bill TynanHamilton SouthLab
91.2% John PrescottKingston upon Hull EastLab

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