Voting Record — Gordon Marsden MP, Blackpool South (10415)

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 4 votes out of 605, 0.7% 605 votes out of 800, 75.6% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 18 votes out of 1074, 1.7% 1074 votes out of 1288, 83.4% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 1060, 0.4% 1060 votes out of 1246, 85.1% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 4 votes out of 958, 0.4% 958 votes out of 1273, 75.3% 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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HouseDateSubjectGordon MarsdenLab VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Commons Science and Technology Committee
HouseDateSubjectGordon MarsdenLab VoteRôle
7 Oct 2009Stopped being a member of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
7 Oct 2009Became a member of the Commons Science and Technology Committee
Commons29 Apr 2009Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat Majorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
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
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
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness 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
18 Apr 2008Became a member of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
18 Apr 2008Stopped being a member of the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
7 Feb 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Michael Wills, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
7 Nov 2007Became a member of the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
7 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Education & Skills Committee
28 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Michael Wills, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
Commons28 Mar 2007Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 — 28 Mar 2007 — Division No. 88 minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jun 2006Parliamentary and Local Elections (Choice of Electoral Systems) minorityno Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Education & Skills Committee
HouseDateSubjectMr Gordon MarsdenLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee
13 May 2004Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Parliamentary Questions minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Gordon MarsdenLab VoteRôle
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) 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
71% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Ban fox hunting
81% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
10% Fully Elected House of Lords
16% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
21% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
18% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
100% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
46% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
42% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
24% Schools - Greater Autonomy
68% Smoking ban - In favour
65% Stop climate change
94% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
10% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
50% 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
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% 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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