Voting Record — Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior (13658)

Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior

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 Soulsby of Swaffham PriorCon VoteRôle
Lords25 Jan 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Report (6th Day) Majorityno Rebel
Lords21 Jan 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — need for a father Majorityaye Rebel
30 Oct 2007Stopped being Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
Lords28 Mar 2007Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 minorityaye Rebel
21 Nov 2006Became Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
Lords8 Nov 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill minorityno Rebel
7 May 2005Stopped being Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
7 May 2005Stopped being Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
Lords5 Jul 2004Children Bill [HL] Majorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 80 per cent elected/20 per cent appointed minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — fully elected minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — fully appointed minorityaye Rebel
16 Jul 2002Stopped being Member, Committee On Animals In Scientific Procedures
Lords23 Jul 2001House of Lords' Offices: Select Committee Report Majorityaye Rebel
28 Jun 2001Became Member, Committee On Animals In Scientific Procedures
Lords22 Jan 2001Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2000 Majorityaye Rebel
28 Oct 1996Became Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
28 Oct 1996Became Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

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
48% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
28% Asylum System - More strict
69% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Control Orders
83% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
35% European Union Integration - For
20% Fox hunting - Ban
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
40% Homosexuality - Equal rights
32% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50% No detention without charge or trial
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
66% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
62% Stop climate change
76% 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 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%Baroness Chapman Crossbench
100.0%The Bishop of ChelmsfordBishop
100.0%Baroness Meacher Crossbench
100.0%The Bishop of Southwell and NottinghamBishop
100.0%Lord Tanlaw Crossbench
(6 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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