Voting Record — Ms Jean Corston MP, Bristol East (10135)

Ms Jean Corston

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 20 Jul 2005 still in office Lab 6 votes out of 988, 0.6% 988 votes out of 1958, 50.5% 0 times
Bristol East 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 5 votes out of 823, 0.6% 823 votes out of 1246, 66.1% 0 times
Bristol East 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 892, 0.0% 892 votes out of 1273, 70.1% 0 times

External Links

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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectBaroness CorstonLab VoteRôle
13 Oct 2021Stopped being Member, Constitution Committee
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Lords6 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree minorityaye Rebel
27 Jun 2017Became Member, Constitution Committee
Lords27 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Membership of the European Single Market minorityno Rebel
16 Mar 2016Stopped being Chair, Social Mobility Committee
16 Mar 2016Stopped being Chair, Social Mobility Committee
11 Jun 2015Became Chair, Social Mobility Committee
11 Jun 2015Became Chair, Social Mobility Committee
27 Nov 2014Stopped being Member, European Union Committee
Lords15 Jan 2014Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Committee (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
4 Jul 2013Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Lords)
16 May 2013Became Member, European Union Committee
12 Mar 2012Stopped being Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
18 Jul 2011Became Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
25 Nov 2009Became Member, Liaison Committee (Lords)
Lords7 Jul 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — New Clause — Assisted Suicide Majorityaye Rebel
5 May 2005Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
5 May 2005Stopped being Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party,
HouseDateSubjectMs Jean CorstonLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chairman, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Liaison Committee
28 May 2004Became Chairman, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
5 Nov 2001Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
7 Jun 2001Became Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party,
HouseDateSubjectMs Jean CorstonLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jan 2001Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
17 Jan 2001Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
21 Mar 1997Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
15 Dec 1996Stopped being Member, Agriculture Committee
27 Nov 1995Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
26 Oct 1992Became Member, Agriculture Committee

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
39% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
33% Assisted Dying
69% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
50% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
70% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
73% European Union Integration - For
100% Fox hunting - Ban
2% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
40% Fully Elected House of Lords
20% Gambling - Against permissiveness
87% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% Identity cards - For introduction
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
42% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
84% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
2% No detention without charge or trial
92% Nuclear power - For
21% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
99% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
93% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
11% Schools - Greater Autonomy
42% Smoking ban - In favour
11% Stop climate change
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
63% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
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
100.0%Mr Paul DaisleyBrent EastLab
96.7%Mr Raymond PowellOgmoreLab
93.4% Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab
93.3% Helen SouthworthWarrington SouthLab
93.2%Dr Jack CunninghamCopelandLab

About the Project

The Public Whip is a not-for-profit, open source website created in 2003 by Francis Irving and Julian Todd and now run by Bairwell Ltd.

The Whip on the Web

Help keep PublicWhip alive