Voting Record — Jack Straw MP, Blackburn (10574)

Jack Straw

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 30 Mar 2015 Lab 9 votes out of 700, 1.3% 700 votes out of 1239, 56.5% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 8 votes out of 849, 0.9% 849 votes out of 1288, 65.9% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 8 votes out of 242, 3.3% 242 votes out of 1246, 19.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 5 votes out of 621, 0.8% 621 votes out of 1273, 48.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectJack StrawLab VoteRôle
17 Dec 2014Stopped being Chair, House of Commons Governance Committee
17 Dec 2014Stopped being Chair, House of Commons Governance Committee
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
10 Sep 2014Became Chair, House of Commons Governance Committee
10 Sep 2014Became Chair, House of Commons Governance Committee
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Closed Material Proceedings Only If Fair Determination Not Possible By Other Means Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2013Reduce Voting Age to 16 minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice,
25 Sep 2010Stopped being Shadow Deputy Prime Minister,
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
12 May 2010Became Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice,
12 May 2010Became Shadow Deputy Prime Minister,
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
6 May 2010Stopped being The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
HouseDateSubjectJack StrawLab VoteRôle
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Member, Members Estimate Committee
28 Jun 2007Became The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal,
2 Jun 2007Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
5 May 2006Became Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal,
5 May 2006Stopped being Foreign Secretary,
HouseDateSubjectJack StrawLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityno Rebel
29 Jan 2004Became Member, Members Estimate Committee
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel
8 Jun 2001Became Foreign Secretary,
8 Jun 2001Stopped being The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
HouseDateSubjectJack StrawLab VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 1998Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol minorityaye Rebel
2 May 1997Became The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
1 May 1997Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office),
1 Jul 1995Stopped being Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
28 Jul 1994Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Environment),
21 Jul 1994Became Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office),
1 Jul 1994Became Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
9 Apr 1992Became Shadow Secretary of State (Environment),
9 Apr 1992Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
11 Jun 1987Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
1 Jun 1987Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jun 1983Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jun 1983Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jun 1980Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),

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
10% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8% Academy Schools - for
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
59% Asylum System - More strict
32% Ban fox hunting
84% Bankers' Bonus Tax
69% Business and community control of schools: For
20% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
44% Closed Material Proceedure
22% Coalition Programme for Government - For
85% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
25% Cull Badgers
81% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
20% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
82% Energy Prices - More Affordable
6% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
78% European Union Integration - For
15% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
25% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
32% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
61% Fully Elected House of Lords
54% Further devolution to Scotland
55% Further devolution to Wales
53% Gambling - Against permissiveness
7% GP Commissioning in the NHS
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
30% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
21% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
82% Homosexuality - Equal rights
80% HS2 - In Favour
49% Human Rights and Equality
77% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
33% Increase Air Passenger Duty
17% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
13% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
83% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
39% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
40% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mansion Tax
95% Mass Retention of Communications Data
34% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
83% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
60% More powers for local councils
5% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
46% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
8% Police and Crime Commissioners
91% Post office - in favour of Government policy
9% Post office closures - against
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
31% Promote Occupational Pensions
56% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
88% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83% Reduce capital gains tax
25% Reduce central funding for local government
18% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
15% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25% Reducing the number of MPs - for
13% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
42% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
69% Regulate letting agent fees
67% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
90% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
18% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
27% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
19% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
24% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Sell England's Public Forests
56% Smoking ban - In favour
100% State control of bus services
46% Stop climate change
94% Support current and former armed service members
60% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
2% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
10% University education fees - Should be free
57% University Tuition Fees - For
76% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
80% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
88% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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