Voting Record — Lord Baker of Dorking (13528)

Lord Baker of Dorking is currently Member, Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
30 Nov 1996 still in office Con 29 votes out of 838, 3.5% 838 votes out of 2832, 29.6% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectLord Baker of DorkingCon VoteRôle
31 Jan 2023Became Member, Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
Lords6 Apr 2022Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 8 Majorityno Rebel
Lords24 Mar 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 21 minorityno Rebel
Lords24 Mar 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 16 minorityno Rebel
Lords24 Mar 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 15 Majorityno Rebel
Lords24 Mar 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 3 minorityno Rebel
Lords16 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170 minorityno Rebel
16 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Youth Unemployment Committee
Lords21 Oct 2021Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 35A Majorityno Rebel
Lords12 Oct 2021Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 31 Majorityno Rebel
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 minorityno Rebel
28 Jan 2021Became Member, Youth Unemployment Committee
Lords16 Jan 2015Assisted Dying Bill [HL] — Committee (2nd Day) Majorityaye Rebel
Lords8 Jul 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Report (1st Day) Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords24 Apr 2013Procedure of the House — Motion to Resolve minorityno Rebel
21 May 2012Stopped being Member, House Committee (Lords)
Lords26 Mar 2012Scotland Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords8 Nov 2011Procedure of the House (Proposal 1) — Motion to Resolve minorityno Rebel
Lords7 Jul 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — New Clause — Assisted Suicide minorityno Rebel
Lords31 Mar 2008House Committee: Fourth Report Majorityaye Rebel
16 Apr 2007Became Member, House Committee (Lords)
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed) minorityno Rebel
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (Fully Appointed) minorityaye Rebel
8 Nov 2006Stopped being Member, Information Committee (Lords)
Lords30 Oct 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Faith schools must accept pupils from outside the faith — rejected minorityno Rebel
Lords31 Jan 2006Speakership of the House minorityno Rebel
Lords8 Dec 2003Business of the House: Summer Recess 2004 Majorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 50 per cent appointed/50 per cent elected minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 60 per cent elected/40 per cent appointed minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 60 per cent appointed/40 per cent elected minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 80 per cent elected/20 per cent appointed minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — fully appointed minorityaye Rebel
Lords25 Nov 2002Summer Recess Majorityno Rebel
25 Nov 2002Became Member, Information Committee (Lords)
Lords26 Mar 2001Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Lords22 Jan 2001Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2000 Majorityaye Rebel
9 Apr 1992Stopped being The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
28 Nov 1990Became The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
28 Nov 1990Stopped being Party Chair, Conservative Party,
28 Nov 1990Stopped being Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
24 Jul 1989Became Party Chair, Conservative Party,
24 Jul 1989Became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
23 Jul 1989Stopped being Secretary of State for Education and Science,
21 May 1986Became Secretary of State for Education and Science,
20 May 1986Stopped being Secretary of State for Environment,
2 Sep 1985Became Secretary of State for Environment,
1 Sep 1985Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government),
11 Sep 1984Became Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government),
10 Sep 1984Stopped being Minister of State (Industry & Information Technology),
13 Jun 1983Became Minister of State (Industry & Information Technology),
12 Jun 1983Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Industry),
9 Jun 1983Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
5 Jan 1981Became Minister of State (Department of Industry),
1 Nov 1978Became Member, Procedure Committee
4 Mar 1974Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department),
7 Apr 1972Became Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this Lord and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
38% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
75% Assisted Dying
33% Asylum System - More strict
83% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Control Orders
75% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
25% European Union Integration - For
30% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Homosexuality - Equal rights
24% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
81% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
57% Stop climate change
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 1992-1997, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Lords attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Lords that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameParty
100.0%Lord Cavendish of FurnessCon
100.0%Baroness Chapman Crossbench
100.0%The Bishop of ChelmsfordBishop
100.0%Lord Gray of ContinCon
100.0%Lord Guthrie of CraigiebankCrossbench
(20 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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