Voting Record — Dr Jack Cunningham MP, Copeland (10146)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 11 Oct 2005 still in office Lab 1 vote out of 305, 0.3% 305 votes out of 875, 34.9% 0 times
Copeland 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 498, 0.8% 498 votes out of 1246, 40.0% 0 times
Copeland 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 2 votes out of 472, 0.4% 472 votes out of 1273, 37.1% 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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HouseDateSubjectLord Cunningham of FellingLab VoteRôle
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Fully Elected — rejected minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectDr Jack CunninghamLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chairman, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Chairman, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectDr Jack CunninghamLab VoteRôle
Commons21 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85) minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Nov 2000Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2) minorityaye Rebel
11 Oct 1999Stopped being Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Cabinet Office
27 Jul 1998Stopped being Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
27 Jul 1998Became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Cabinet Office
3 May 1997Became Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
34% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99% Ban fox hunting
64% Business and community control of schools: For
36% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
84% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
99% Fox hunting - Ban
14% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
69% Homosexuality - Equal rights
68% Identity cards - For introduction
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
19% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
4% No detention without charge or trial
92% Nuclear power - For
95% Post office - in favour of Government policy
5% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
46% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
52% Schools - Greater Autonomy
58% Smoking ban - In favour
33% Stop climate change
69% Terrorism laws - For
46% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
8% University education fees - Should be free
98% University Tuition Fees - For
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
97.9%Mr Paul DaisleyBrent EastLab
89.4%Mr Raymond PowellOgmoreLab
85.2%Ms Tessa JowellDulwich and West NorwoodLab
85.2%Mr Peter MandelsonHartlepoolLab
84.9%Mr Michael MeacherOldham West and RoytonLab

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