Voting Record — Ian Swales MP, Redcar (24819)

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 LDem 13 votes out of 610, 2.1% 610 votes out of 776, 78.6% 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 SwalesLDem VoteRôle
Commons18 Apr 2012Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 5 — Value Added Tax: baked products minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill Clause 11 — Housing costs minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Prime Minister — Clause 11 — Housing costs minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Prime Minister — Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Prime Minister — Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2011Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — New Schedule 3 — ‘Northern Ireland: information about financial resources bothno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2011Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — New Clause 17 — Extension of scope of legal aid in complex cases minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2011Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Schedule 1 — Power to abolish: bodies and offices bothno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2011Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 2011Smoking in Private Vehicles minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Dec 2010University Tuition Fee Cap — Set Basic Limit at £6,000 Per Year minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Dec 2010University Tuition Fee Cap — Raise Upper Limit to £9,000 Per Year 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
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
92% European Union - For
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Increase VAT
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Privatise Royal Mail
98% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Right to strike
94% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Smoking ban - In favour
100% Terrorism laws - For
100% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For

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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