Voting Record — Ian Liddell-Grainger MP, Bridgwater and West Somerset (11048)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
Bridgwater and West Somerset 6 May 2010 still in office Con 4 votes out of 584, 0.7% 584 votes out of 776, 75.3% 0 times
Bridgwater 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 10 votes out of 850, 1.2% 850 votes out of 1288, 66.0% 0 times
Bridgwater 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 10 votes out of 962, 1.0% 962 votes out of 1246, 77.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectIan Liddell-GraingerCon VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Public Administration Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
HouseDateSubjectIan Liddell-GraingerCon VoteRôle
Commons14 Jan 2010Business of the House — Nottingham City Council Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jan 2010Business of the House — Canterbury City Council Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Apr 2009Communities and Local Government — Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
18 Jan 2008Became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee
15 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
Commons25 Jul 2007Home Affairs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments minorityaye Rebel
6 Dec 2005Became a member of the Crossrail Bill Committee
Commons19 Jul 2005Crossrail Bill minorityaye Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Public Administration Committee
HouseDateSubjectMr Ian Liddell-GraingerCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Public Administration Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee
28 May 2004Became a member of the Public Administration Committee
28 May 2004Became a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays Majorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye 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
70% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Ban fox hunting
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3% Control Orders
0% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
17% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
26% Fully Elected House of Lords
92% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
31% Homosexuality - Equal rights
11% Identity cards - For introduction
93% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
90% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
43% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
92% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
85% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
1% Smoking ban - In favour
61% Stop climate change
35% Termination of pregnancy - against
17% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
71% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
67% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
42% University Tuition Fees - For
2% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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