Voting Record — Mr Huw Edwards MP, Monmouth (10184)

Mr Huw Edwards

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 11 votes out of 927, 1.2% 927 votes out of 1246, 74.4% 1 time
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 947, 0.3% 947 votes out of 1273, 74.4% 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 Huw EdwardsLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Powers of consideration and representation by Children's Commissioner for Wales minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Children's Commissioner: functions minorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
Commons14 May 2004[Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] tellnono Teller
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 May 2002Home Energy Conservation Bill — Clause 1 — Targets for Energy Efficiency Improvements Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Huw EdwardsLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Nov 2000Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno 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
77% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
90% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
84% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Identity cards - For introduction
30% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
2% No detention without charge or trial
92% Nuclear power - For
23% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
1% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
77% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
80% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
22% Schools - Greater Autonomy
96% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
10% University education fees - Should be free
99% University Tuition Fees - For
21% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
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 2001-2005, 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
95.7% Albert OwenYnys MônLab
95.7%Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLab
95.6%Mr Raymond PowellOgmoreLab
95.3%Mr George StevensonStoke-on-Trent SouthLab
95.3% Andy ReedLoughboroughLab

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