Voting Record — John Spellar MP, Warley (10558)

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 still in office Lab 6 votes out of 588, 1.0% 588 votes out of 776, 75.8% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 16 votes out of 1174, 1.4% 1174 votes out of 1288, 91.1% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 7 votes out of 755, 0.9% 755 votes out of 1246, 60.6% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 889, 0.1% 889 votes out of 1273, 69.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarLab VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum Majorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being Comptroller, HM Household
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Finance & Services Committee
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarLab VoteRôle
Commons13 Mar 2009Prayers — Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel
10 Feb 2009Became a member of the Finance & Services Committee
6 Oct 2008Became Comptroller, HM Household
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
23 May 2008Stopped being a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee)
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2008Amendment of the Law — 6. Corporation tax (small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008) minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2008Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Rates of Duty on Alcoholic Liquor minorityaye 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
Commons17 Oct 2006Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
13 Jun 2006Became a member of the Conventions (Joint Committee)
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2005Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age) Majorityaye Rebel
11 May 2005Stopped being Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
HouseDateSubjectMr John SpellarLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
13 Jun 2003Became Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
13 Jun 2003Stopped being Minister of State (Transport), Department for Transport
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings 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
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
29 May 2002Stopped being Minister of State (Transport), Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Stopped being Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
8 Jun 2001Became Minister of State (Transport), Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
8 Jun 2001Became Minister of State (Transport), Department for Transport
HouseDateSubjectMr John SpellarLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
28 Jul 1999Became Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
28 Jul 1999Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence
5 May 1997Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence

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
18% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Ban fox hunting
69% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
28% Fully Elected House of Lords
16% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
87% Homosexuality - Equal rights
88% Identity cards - For introduction
14% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
4% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
18% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
99% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
46% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
38% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
71% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Right to strike
25% Schools - Greater Autonomy
35% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
11% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
63% University Tuition Fees - For
2% 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 2010-present, 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.

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