Voting Comparison — Mr Martin Bell MP, Tatton
to Mr Joe Ashton MP, Bassetlaw

Mr Martin Bell

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Independent no whip 620 votes out of 1273, 48.7% 0 times

Voting Differences

HouseDateSubjectMr Martin BellMr Joe AshtonRôle
Commons9 May 2001Finance Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 May 2001Finance Bill - Extension of carry back of trading losses minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Apr 2001Rural Economy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Apr 2001Finance Bill - Charge and rates for 2001-02 minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Apr 2001Finance Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Apr 2001Finance Bill - Rates of duty on hydrocarbon oil minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill - Charge to aggregates levy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Apr 2001International Development Bill (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Apr 2001Elections Bill and Election Publications Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Apr 2001Elections Bill and Election Publications Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Local Government minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Mar 2001Foot and Mouth Disease minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons21 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Mar 2001Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Mar 2001Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill - Exclusion of prisoners convicted of assaulting police officers, other emergency service workers and NHS staff from power to release short-term prisoners on licence minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Business of the House minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Mar 2001Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 36 Landfill tax (rate) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Mar 2001Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11 Aggregates levy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting With Dogs: Prohibition minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill (Programme) - Lords Amendments and Messages minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Feb 2001Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Feb 2001Health and Social Care Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Feb 2001Health and Social Care Bill - Community health councils: scheme for reform minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Feb 2001Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Feb 2001"Shifting the Balance" minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Feb 2001"Shifting the Balance" minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Feb 2001Homes Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2001Care for the Elderly minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2001Care for the Elderly minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2001Poverty (Wales) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons31 Jan 2001Local Government Finance (England) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons31 Jan 2001Police minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jan 2001Vehicles (Crime) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Jan 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill (Programme) - Lords amendments and further messages from the Lords minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jan 2001Manufacturing Industry minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Jan 2001Local Government minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Jan 2001Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jan 2001Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jan 2001Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Nov 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time) - The allotted day12. In this Order, "allotted day" means any day on which the Disqualifications Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day. minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Nov 2000Rewarding Democracy Commission Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Nov 2000Transport Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Nov 2000Transport Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Information held for the purpose of investigation minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill and Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Allocation Of Time) — Interpretation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Nov 2000Honours and Decorations minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Nov 2000Police (Northern Ireland) Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Nov 2000Transport Bill - After clause 61 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Nov 2000Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Nov 2000Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - Definitions minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Nov 2000Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - Functions of inspectorate minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 Nov 2000Privatisation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Nov 2000Privatisation minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 Nov 2000Pensions and Pensioners minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Nov 2000Pensions and Pensioners minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jul 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jul 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jul 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time) - Supplemental orders minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jul 2000Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Comptroller and Auditor General: access to information minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jul 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Preservation of rights in respect of additional pensions minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Jul 2000Finance Bill - Repeals minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Jul 2000Finance Bill - Married couples allowances minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Jul 2000Finance Bill - Rates of duty, etc.: reference to Retail Price Index minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jul 2000Football (Disorder) Bill (Allocation of Time) - Supplemental orders minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jul 2000Parliament and the Executive minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jul 2000Parliament and the Executive minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jul 2000Care Standards Bill [Lords] - Statement of national minimum standards minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2000Local Government Bill [Lords] - Access to information; background papers minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2000Local Government Bill [Lords] - Application for locally developed arrangements minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2000Local Government Bill [Lords] - Local authority to decide whether to introduce executive arrangements minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons3 Jul 2000Neill Committee (Ministers and Special Advisers) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Jul 2000Neill Committee (Ministers and Special Advisers) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Jun 2000Government Planning Policy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 Jun 2000Government Planning Policy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jun 2000Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Exclusion or restriction at discretion of owner and others minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jun 2000Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Effect of right of access on rights and liabilities of owners minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jun 2000Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Rights of public in relation to access land minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jun 2000Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - Sex Offenders Act 1997: Notification Period minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jun 2000Genetically Modified Crops minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jun 2000Britain's Strategic Interests minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jun 2000Equal Opportunities in Britain minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons22 May 2000Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] and Sea Fishing Grants (Charges) Bill (Allocation of Time) - Supplemental Orders minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 May 2000Armed Forces (Minimum Age of Recruitment) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 May 2000Transport Bill - Repeals and Revocations minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 May 2000Transport Bill - Road traffic reduction strategy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 May 2000Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Persons entitled to grant authorisations under minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 May 2000Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Offences minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 May 2000Finance Bill - Climate Change Levy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Apr 2000Sub-post Offices minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons11 Apr 2000Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Ministerial orders for exemption minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Purpose of Act minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Mar 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Mar 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Substituted Part I of Schedule 1 to the Child Support Act 1991 minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill - Expiry and revival (No. 2) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Special provision for Northern Ireland parties minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Mar 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Tax relief for donations to political parties minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Mar 2000Small Business minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Mar 2000Small Business minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Mar 2000Tax Cuts and Public Services minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2000Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2000Defence White Paper — Approved minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Feb 2000Millennium Dome minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Feb 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Permitted Participants minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Feb 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Date of poll minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Feb 2000Postal Services Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Feb 2000Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Jan 2000Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Second Reading Majoritytellno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill - Disqualification from ministerial office in United Kingdom minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jan 2000Parental Authority bothno absent
Commons18 Jan 2000Health Care minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jan 2000Post Office Services minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Dec 1999Transport Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 Dec 1999Transport Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Dec 1999Tube Investment minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Dec 1999Freedom of Information Bill — Committee of the whole House minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Oct 1999Transport Safety minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Oct 1999Food and Farming minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jul 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jul 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 Jul 1999Health Care minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 Jul 1999Health Care minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 1999Education (Choice and Diversity) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 1999Dairy Industry minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jun 1999Widows minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Jun 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill - Support for children minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Jun 1999Health Bill [Lords] - Health and safety of NHS doctors minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Jun 1999Delegated Legislation - Professions Supplementary to Medicine minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc. minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 1999American Food Exports and European Trade Policy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Apr 1999Finance Bill - Hydrocarbon oil duties minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Apr 1999Road Haulage Industry minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Apr 1999Road Haulage Industry minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Apr 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Apr 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 1999Sierra Leone minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Feb 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Feb 1999House of Lords Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jan 1999Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Bill - Abolition of emergency treatment fee minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 1999Government Information minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jan 1999Local Government Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Dec 1998Fisheries minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Dec 1998The Economy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Nov 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Oct 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jul 1998Government and Parliament minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Jul 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - Governing bodies minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Jul 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - School organisation committees minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 Jul 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 Jul 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — New arrangements for giving financial support to students minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jun 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 May 1998Scotland Bill - Constitutional Court minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 May 1998Competition Bill [Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Apr 1998Orders of the Day - Charge and rates for 1998-99 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Apr 1998Orders of the Day minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Apr 1998Orders of the Day - Taper relief for CGT minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons21 Apr 1998Finance (No. 2) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill — End Partial Selection of Pupils — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - Reinstitution of standards for educational premises minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Mar 1998Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 21. Value added tax (long leases in Scotland) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Mar 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Mar 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - Establishment of education action zones minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Feb 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Feb 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Feb 1998European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Feb 1998Scotland Bill - Scottish taxpayers minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jan 1998Bank of England Bill - Confirmation hearings for Bank appointments minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Jan 1998European Communities (Amendment) Bill - Police operations in co-operation with Europol minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 1997Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Nov 1997Public Services minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Nov 1997Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Nov 1997Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons3 Nov 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Competition Pistols minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jul 1997Social Security Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 1997Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11. Withdrawal of relief on medical insurance premiums minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 1997Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 9. Vehicle excise duty (increase in rates) minorityaye disagrees with policy

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