Voting Record — James Clappison MP, Hertsmere (10106)

James Clappison

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 Con 30 votes out of 793, 3.8% 793 votes out of 1239, 64.0% 1 time
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 21 votes out of 725, 2.9% 725 votes out of 1288, 56.3% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 6 votes out of 767, 0.8% 767 votes out of 1246, 61.6% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 2 votes out of 789, 0.3% 789 votes out of 1273, 62.0% 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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HouseDateSubjectJames ClappisonCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Nov 2013Defence Reform Bill — New Clause 3 — Report and Parliamentary Approval of Plans on the Future of the Reserve Forces minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2013Canterbury City Council Bill — Close Debate on Requirement for Street Trading Enforcement Officers to be Trained minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2012European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2012Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2012European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011Draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011, minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2011Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 May 2011Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2011Business of the House — Closure of Debate — Scrutiny of EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote System — Threshold on Making Result Binding minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote — Threshold for Binding Result minorityaye Rebel
14 Feb 2011Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
Commons9 Feb 2011European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 6 — Referendum on Emergency Financial Assistance for EU Member States minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill — Clause 1 — Interest Rate to be Charged on United Kingdom Loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill — Programme — Expidte Consideration of the Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2010European Union Economic Governance minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010Draft EU Budget 2011 minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2010Became Member, International Development Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
HouseDateSubjectJames ClappisonCon VoteRôle
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses Majorityaye Rebel
10 Jul 2007Became Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
22 Jan 2007Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectJames ClappisonCon VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Connecting Parliament with the Public minorityaye Rebel
28 Nov 2003Stopped being Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies Majorityaye Rebel
10 Jul 2003Became Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
1 Jan 2003Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
18 Nov 2002Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
1 Jan 2002Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 2002Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
HouseDateSubjectJames ClappisonCon VoteRôle
1 Jan 2001Became Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
1 Jan 2001Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
1 Jan 2000Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 2000Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Education),
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age Majorityno Rebel
1 Jan 1999Became Shadow Spokesperson (Education),
1 Jan 1999Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 May 1997Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment),
1 Jan 1997Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
6 Jul 1995Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment),
24 Jan 1994Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
27 Apr 1992Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee

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
53% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
1% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
61% Asylum System - More strict
0% Ban fox hunting
16% Bankers' Bonus Tax
75% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
84% Closed Material Proceedure
79% Coalition Programme for Government - For
1% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
23% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
70% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
32% European Union Integration - For
88% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
87% Fixed Term Parliaments
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
71% Fully Elected House of Lords
41% Further devolution to Scotland
29% Further devolution to Wales
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
71% GP Commissioning in the NHS
7% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
85% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
79% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
44% Homosexuality - Equal rights
60% HS2 - In Favour
32% Human Rights and Equality
11% Identity cards - For introduction
30% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
78% Increase Air Passenger Duty
86% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
91% Increase VAT
50% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
92% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
19% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
21% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
59% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
38% Mass Retention of Communications Data
74% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
6% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
34% More powers for local councils
35% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
52% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
92% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
78% Promote Occupational Pensions
13% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
13% Rail Fares - Lower
93% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reduce capital gains tax
88% Reduce central funding for local government
82% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
79% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
93% Reducing the number of MPs - for
90% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
92% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
92% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
60% Register of Lobbyists
17% Regulate letting agent fees
67% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
9% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
77% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
80% Same Sex Marriage - for
92% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
42% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
68% Stop climate change
17% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
95% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
80% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
41% University Tuition Fees - For
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
30% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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