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Voting Record — Ian Lucas MP, Wrexham (11057)

Ian Lucas is currently Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Business and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

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

From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...) Teller

5 May 2005 still in office Lab 3 votes out of 1054, 0.3% 1054 votes out of 1232, 85.6% 25 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 13 votes out of 987, 1.3% 987 votes out of 1246, 79.2% 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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House	Date	Subject	Ian Lucas	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Oct 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Business and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
13 Oct 2009	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Business and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
10 Jun 2009	Stopped being Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
10 Jun 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Business and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Commons	8 Jun 2009	Health Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jun 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jun 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [ Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 May 2009	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Skills in the Recession	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 May 2009	Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill — Clause 9 — extension of reduced standard rate and anti-avoidance provision	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 May 2009	Developing Country Debt (Restriction of Recovery) — Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 May 2009	Sale of Mobile Homes (Interviews) — New Clause 1 — Quality of further education college buildings	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2009	Prime Minister — Northern Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2009	Financial Crisis	tellaye	aye	Teller
17 Dec 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Liam Byrne, Minister of State), Cabinet Office
27 Nov 2008	Stopped being a member of the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Safeguards for partial property transfers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Planning Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2008	Points of Order — PLANNING BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 4)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 34 — Post-charge questioning: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Counter-Terrorism Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Exclusion or expulsion from trade union for membership of a political party	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 9 — Power of authorities to provide services in exceptional circumstances	tellno	no	Teller
16 Oct 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Liam Byrne, Minister of State), Home Office
16 Oct 2008	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Liam Byrne, Minister of State), Cabinet Office
6 Oct 2008	Became Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
29 Sep 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Liam Byrne, Minister of State), HM Treasury
7 May 2008	Became a member of the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
29 Jan 2008	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Liam Byrne, Minister of State), HM Treasury
28 Jun 2007	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Mr Liam Byrne, Minister of State), Home Office
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Sep 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Bill Rammell, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
10 Nov 2005	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Bill Rammell, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ian Lucas	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Transport Committee
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Transport Committee
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of Hereditary Peers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	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.

Agreement	Policy
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
87%	Ban fox hunting
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
91%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
43%	House of Lords Reform
96%	Identity cards - For introduction
42%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
100%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
98%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
2%	Post office closures - against
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
52%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
82%	Smoking ban - In favour
21%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
97%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
35%	University education fees - For top up fees
65%	University education fees - Should be free
38%	University tuition fees
42%	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 2005-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.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
99.5% Robin Cook Livingston Lab

99.0% Gavin Strang Edinburgh East Lab

98.6% Ann McKechin Glasgow North Lab

98.5% Alistair Darling Edinburgh South West Lab

98.4% Gordon Brown Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Lab