Voting Record — Geoffrey Robinson MP, Coventry North West (10506)

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 Lab 7 votes out of 582, 1.2% 582 votes out of 800, 72.8% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1002, 0.9% 1002 votes out of 1288, 77.8% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 7 votes out of 730, 1.0% 730 votes out of 1246, 58.6% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 522, 0.0% 522 votes out of 1273, 41.0% 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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HouseDateSubjectGeoffrey RobinsonLab VoteRôle
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2012Deferred Divisions — Local Government Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2012Deferred Divisions — Local Government Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2011Education and Training (Young People with Autism) — New Clause 26 — Offence of squatting in a residential building bothaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Police minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Annual Report on Court Challenge of Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis bothaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectGeoffrey RobinsonLab VoteRôle
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants bothno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2005Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jul 2005Deferred Division — Access to Justice minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Geoffrey RobinsonLab VoteRôle
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Geoffrey RobinsonLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
23 Dec 1998Stopped being Paymaster General, HM Treasury
5 May 1997Became Paymaster General, HM Treasury

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
5% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Ban fox hunting
69% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
88% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
60% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
14% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
37% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92% Homosexuality - Equal rights
88% Identity cards - For introduction
13% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
4% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
67% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
98% Post office - in favour of Government policy
2% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
46% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
2% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
87% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
25% Schools - Greater Autonomy
65% Smoking ban - In favour
53% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
87% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
83% 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
0% 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 2010-present, 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.

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