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Voting Record — Ian McCartney MP, Makerfield (10379)

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 12 Apr 2010 Lab 4 votes out of 579, 0.7% 579 votes out of 1288, 45.0% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 1 vote out of 673, 0.1% 673 votes out of 1246, 54.0% 0 times

1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 674, 0.0% 674 votes out of 1273, 52.9% 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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House	Date	Subject	Ian McCartney	Lab Vote	Rôle
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Minister of State (Trade & Investment), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Minister of State (Trade & Investment), Department of Trade and Industry
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
3 Aug 2006	Became Minister of State (Trade & Investment), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
3 Aug 2006	Stopped being Minister of State (Trade), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
3 Aug 2006	Became Minister of State (Trade & Investment), Department of Trade and Industry
3 Aug 2006	Stopped being Minister of State (Trade), Department of Trade and Industry
8 May 2006	Became Minister of State (Trade), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
8 May 2006	Became Minister of State (Trade), Department of Trade and Industry
8 May 2006	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office
9 Jan 2006	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio, No Department
9 Jan 2006	Became Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ian McCartney	Lab Vote	Rôle
4 Nov 2004	Became Minister without Portfolio, No Department
4 Nov 2004	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office
9 Sep 2004	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio, No Department
9 Sep 2004	Became Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office
4 Apr 2003	Became Minister without Portfolio, No Department
4 Apr 2003	Stopped being Minister of State (Pensions), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
11 Jun 2001	Became Minister of State (Pensions), Department for Work and Pensions
11 Jun 2001	Stopped being Minister of State, Cabinet Office
House	Date	Subject	Mr Ian McCartney	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
28 Jul 1999	Stopped being Minister of State (Competitiveness), Department of Trade and Industry
28 Jul 1999	Became Minister of State, Cabinet Office
5 May 1997	Became Minister of State (Competitiveness), Department of Trade and Industry

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
39%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
83%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
84%	Fox hunting - Ban
39%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
74%	Fully Elected House of Lords
24%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
91%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
87%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
8%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
53%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
5%	No detention without charge or trial
98%	Nuclear power - For
97%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
97%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
3%	Post office closures - against
3%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
74%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
53%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
76%	Smoking ban - In favour
13%	Stop climate change
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
85%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
20%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
90%	University education fees - For top up fees
10%	University education fees - Should be free
98%	University tuition fees
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, 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
92.1% Tony Blair Sedgefield Lab

90.3% Gordon Brown Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Lab

90.0% Robin Cook Livingston Lab

89.5% Michael Wills North Swindon Lab

89.1% Shaun Woodward St Helens South Lab