Voting Record — Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (13473)

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

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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 Forsyth of DrumleanCon VoteRôle
Lords4 Jun 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords24 Apr 2013Procedure of the House — Motion to Resolve minorityno Rebel
Lords22 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Reasons Majorityno Rebel
Lords20 Mar 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Report (3rd Day) Majorityno Rebel
Lords18 Jan 2013Scrap Metal Dealers Bill — Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Lords18 Jun 2012Financial Services Bill — Committed to Committee Majorityno Rebel
Lords26 Mar 2012Scotland Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords18 Jul 2011Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Consideration of Commons Reason Majorityno Rebel
Lords8 Jun 2011European Union Bill — Report (1st Day) – Clause 1 – Interpretation of Part 1 Majorityno Rebel
Lords16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Consideration of Commons Amendments minorityno Rebel
Lords16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments Majorityno Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Report (3rd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Report (3rd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords7 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Report (1st Day) — 40 per cent turnout threshold to make AV referendum binding Majorityno Rebel
Lords19 Jan 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee — Preserving the Isle of Wight as a single constituency Majorityno Rebel
Lords7 Apr 2010Children, Schools and Families Bill — Committee (and remaining stages) minorityaye Rebel
Lords26 Oct 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Report (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords5 Mar 2009Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009 — Declines to approve — rejected minorityunknown Unknown
Lords11 Nov 2003"Prisoners Liable to Removal from United Kingdom:Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords11 Nov 2003"Prisoners Liable to Removal from United Kingdom:Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords22 Jan 2001Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2000 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords2 Dec 1999Succession to the Crown (Amendment) tellayeno Rebel Teller

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
64% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Business and community control of schools: For
96% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
14% Control Orders
8% European Union - For
29% Fox hunting - Ban
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
8% Homosexuality - Equal rights
9% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
50% Terrorism laws - For
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 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 Alliance LDem
100.0%Lord Dear Crossbench
100.0%Lord Hope of CraigheadJudge
100.0%Lord Lee of TraffordLDem
100.0%Baroness Meacher Crossbench
(15 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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