Voting Record — Martin Horwood MP, Cheltenham (11494)

Martin Horwood

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 30 Mar 2015 LDem 45 votes out of 901, 5.0% 901 votes out of 1239, 72.7% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 13 votes out of 877, 1.5% 877 votes out of 1288, 68.1% 4 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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HouseDateSubjectMartin HorwoodLDem VoteRôle
Commons25 Mar 2015Draft Infrastructure Planning (Radioactive Waste Geological Disposal Facilities) Order 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2015Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 16 — Pubs and Bars — Demolition and Change of Use minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2015Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 9 — Moratorium on Onshore Unconventional Petroleum — Review Impacts of Exploitation minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2014Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — Timetable Motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Jun 2014Queen's Speech — The Economy and Living Standards minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jan 2014Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Schedule 3 — Inclusion of Staff Costs in Controlled Expenditure minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2013Energy Bill — Enabling Carbon Dioxide Emissions Limits to be Applied to Stations Which Fit Pollution Abatement Equipment minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Nov 2013European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Date of Referendum on the UK's Membership of the European Union minorityunknown Unknown
Commons9 Oct 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 26 — Definition of Controlled Expenditure by Third Parties During Elections minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jun 2013Opposition Day — Badger Cull minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 11 — Subsidy of Nuclear Power Generation minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — New Clause 5 — Expert Panel To Advise Secretary of State On Using Powers to Regulate Energy Markets minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Employee Shareholder Status — Exemption from Certain Statutory Employment Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Employee Shareholder Status minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Third Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedule — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2012Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill — Presumption of Charitable Status for Religious Institutions minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2012Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2012Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Clause 25 — Employee Shareholder Status — Exemption from Certain Statutory Employment Rights minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2012Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Clause 1 — Planning Applications Directly to Secretary of State minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2012Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2012Health and Social Care Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2012Health and Social Care Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties minorityno Rebel
12 Mar 2012Stopped being Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
Commons2 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 17 — Extension of Scope of Legal Aid minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 26 — Offence of Squatting in a Residential building minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 26 — Exemptions from Offence of Squatting in a Residential Building minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Evidence of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Definition of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Clause 3 — Retention of DNA and Fingerprint Information minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Should Secretary of State for Health "Secure" or "Provide or Secure" Services minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Clause 168 — Private Patient Income Cap minorityno Rebel
14 Jul 2011Became Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — New Clause 29 — Retail Diversity Scheme minorityno Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — New Clause 15 — Clarification Local Finance Considerations Can Be Taken Into Account When Determining Planning Application minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2010Superannuation Bill — Clause 3 — Time Limit on Renewal of Cap on Compensation for Civil Service Leavers minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the AP1000 Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010Superannuation Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Programme minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Require Impact Assessment of Effect of New Academy —rejected minorityno Rebel
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
HouseDateSubjectMartin HorwoodLDem VoteRôle
Commons8 Feb 2010Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council tellnono Teller
Commons8 Feb 2010Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2009Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Should apply to GCHQ — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Feb 2009Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform) tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
19 Nov 2007Stopped being Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices Majorityunknown Unknown
12 Jul 2007Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons26 Jun 2007Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings Majorityaye Rebel
27 Jun 2006Stopped being Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
27 Jun 2006Became Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — Clause 29 — Imprisonment or Fine minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
10 Mar 2006Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
Commons14 Nov 2005Violent Crime Reduction Bill — Clause 27 — Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers bothno Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2005Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill (Programme) bothaye Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee

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
15% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
9% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
1% Asylum System - More strict
18% Bankers' Bonus Tax
19% Business and community control of schools: For
60% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
84% Closed Material Proceedure
81% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
13% Cull Badgers
23% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
0% Energy Prices - More Affordable
88% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
68% European Union Integration - For
90% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
90% Fully Elected House of Lords
4% Further devolution to Scotland
34% Further devolution to Wales
40% Gambling - Against permissiveness
43% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
79% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
64% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
87% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
56% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
83% Increase Air Passenger Duty
89% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
86% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
95% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
17% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
8% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
57% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
50% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
52% Mass Retention of Communications Data
88% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
18% Minimum Wage
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
48% More powers for local councils
38% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0% Nuclear power - For
48% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
84% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
53% Privatise Royal Mail
69% Promote Occupational Pensions
38% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
17% Reduce capital gains tax
100% Reduce central funding for local government
84% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
85% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
57% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
32% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
16% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
33% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
82% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
44% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50% Right to strike
77% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
71% Same Sex Marriage - for
74% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
100% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
81% Stop climate change
6% Support current and former armed service members
60% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
33% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
61% Transparency of Parliament
17% Trident replacement - In favour
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
55% University Tuition Fees - For
94% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
60% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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