Voting Record — Janet Anderson MP, Rossendale and Darwen (10012)

Janet Anderson

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 8 votes out of 914, 0.9% 914 votes out of 1288, 71.0% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 9 votes out of 857, 1.1% 857 votes out of 1246, 68.8% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 900, 0.0% 900 votes out of 1273, 70.7% 39 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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HouseDateSubjectJanet AndersonLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectJanet AndersonLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Catering Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityno Rebel
21 Sep 2004Stopped being Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Catering Committee
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
11 Jun 2001Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
HouseDateSubjectJanet AndersonLab VoteRôle
28 Jul 1998Stopped being Vice Chamberlain, HM Household
28 Jul 1998Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons13 Jul 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — Imposition of conditions as to fees at further and higher education institutions in Scotland tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Licences: conditions tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Applications tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 May 1998Deregulation - Union Subscriptions tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 May 1998Common Agricultural Policy tellnono Teller
Commons14 May 1998Tax Credits (Initial Expenditure) Bill - Authorisation of expenditure tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 1998Scotland Bill - Powers to intervene in certain cases tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 1998Scotland Bill - Constitutional Court tellnono Teller
Commons11 May 1998Competition Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 May 1998Competition Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons22 Apr 1998Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Apr 1998Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill - Disqualification tellnono Teller
Commons21 Apr 1998Finance (No. 2) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Apr 1998Finance (No. 2) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons31 Mar 1998Scotland Bill - Sex discrimination in selection of candidates tellnono Teller
Commons24 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - Designation of grammar schools tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 1998Budget Resolutions 1998 — Corporation tax (due and payable date) tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Mar 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Minor and consequential amendments of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Mar 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system tellnono Teller
Commons26 Feb 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Commencement tellnono Teller
Commons26 Feb 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Feb 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill tellnono Teller
Commons17 Feb 1998Iraq tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Feb 1998Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] - Functions of the Commission tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Feb 1998Government of Wales Bill - Assembly First Secretary tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 1998Government of Wales Bill - Transfer of Ministerial functions tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jan 1998Government of Wales Bill - The Assembly tellnono Teller
Commons18 Dec 1997Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Dec 1997Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill - Detention orders tellnono Teller
Commons11 Dec 1997European Community Documents - Agenda 2000: Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jul 1997Table - Tax credits tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jul 1997Table tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jul 1997Orders of the Day National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Prohibition of small-calibre pistols tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jun 1997European Union tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jun 1997European Union tellnono Teller
Commons22 May 1997Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill tellnono Teller
6 May 1997Became Vice Chamberlain, HM Household

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
37% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
82% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
26% Fully Elected House of Lords
16% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
86% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
88% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
5% No detention without charge or trial
98% Nuclear power - For
36% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
83% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
43% Schools - Greater Autonomy
75% Smoking ban - In favour
56% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
25% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
27% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
7% University education fees - Should be free
99% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83% 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 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
100.0% Tony BlairSedgefieldLab
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
99.2% David BlunkettSheffield, BrightsideLab
98.9% Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab
98.7% David LammyTottenhamLab

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