Voting Comparison — Michael Howard MP, Folkestone and Hythe
to Paul Holmes MP, Chesterfield

Michael Howard

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 20 Jul 2010 still in office Con 11 votes out of 692, 1.6% 692 votes out of 1419, 48.8% 0 times
Folkestone and Hythe 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 13 votes out of 528, 2.5% 528 votes out of 1288, 41.0% 0 times
Folkestone and Hythe 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 2 votes out of 553, 0.4% 553 votes out of 1246, 44.4% 0 times
Folkestone and Hythe 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 2 votes out of 597, 0.3% 597 votes out of 1273, 46.9% 0 times

Voting Differences

HouseDateSubjectLord Howard of LympnePaul HolmesRôle
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HouseDateSubjectMichael HowardPaul HolmesRôle
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HouseDateSubjectMichael HowardPaul HolmesRôle
Commons21 Feb 2005Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill — New Clause 2 — Duty to keep land and highways clear of litter minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Feb 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 109 — Parliamentary disqualification minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Dec 2004Identity Cards Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 2 — Excluded decisions (No. 2) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Dec 2004Economic Affairs minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill — Clause 274 — Financial assistance scheme for members of certain pension schemes minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill — Removal of compulsion to take annuities minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2004Carry-over of Bills minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill — Timetable minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Sep 2004Higher Education Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jul 2004Devolution minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2004Regional Government minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 May 2004Housing Bill — New Clause 18 — Market plan for right to buy sales minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 May 2004Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 May 2004Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Constituencies and Regions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Apr 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 — Membership Of The Commission minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Mar 2004Immigration Entry Clearance Standards minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Mar 2004Employment Relations Bill — Clause 34 — Information and Consultation: Great Britain minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Mar 2004Traffic Management Bill — Clause 84 — Financial Provisions minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Mar 2004Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 4 — Limitation on Power to Authorise Charging minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons3 Mar 2004Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Renewal of indefinite detention Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2004Pensions Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2004Pensions Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Feb 2004School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination) Majoritytellaye disagrees with policy
Commons11 Feb 2004Regional Assemblies minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Feb 2004Local Taxation Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Jan 2004Employment Relations Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Jan 2004Employment Relations Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jan 2004Traffic Management Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jan 2004Traffic Management Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Dec 2003Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 10 — Local Development Plan minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Nov 2003Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2003Mersey Tunnels Bill — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2003Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Oct 2003Health Care Targets minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Oct 2003Defence Policy — NATO and Europe minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jul 2003Convention on the Future of Europe minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons2 Jul 2003Road and Rail Transport minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Jul 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jun 2003Anti-social Behaviour Bill — Clause 29 — Dispersal of Groups and Removal of Persons Under 16 to Their Place of Residence Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Jun 2003Speaker's Absence minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2003Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2003Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 9 — Bingo Duty minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 25. Corporation Tax (Charge And Rate For 2004) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2003Extradition Bill — Clause 63 — Extradition Offences: Person Not Sentenced for Offence minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Declaration of War Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Mar 2003Communications Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 22 — Limits on Ownership of National Daily and Sunday Newspapers minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Feb 2003Communications Bill — 'Part 1A Channel 5 Services minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Feb 2003Economy and Public Services minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Jan 2003Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — New Clause 2 — Further Referendum on Petition minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Jan 2003Food Supplements Directive minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Jan 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 12 — Free Provision of Certain Community Care Services Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2003Drugs Policy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2003Drugs Policy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2003Criminal Justice System minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Dec 2002Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill [Money] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Dec 2002Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill [Money] minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Dec 2002Deferred Divisions — Convention on the Future of Europe — Estimates, 2001–02 Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Nov 2002Health (Wales) Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Nov 2002Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Permanent Arrangements for Westminster Hall, Thursday Sittings and Standing Committees minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Carry-over of Bills minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Ministerial Statements proposals minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Oct 2002Access To Facilities Of The House minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Oct 2002National Lottery minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Jul 2002Education Bill — Lords Amendment on Academies' Admissions Arrangements minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Schedule 37 — Aggregates levy amendments minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons2 Jul 2002Funded Pensions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jun 2002Zimbabwe minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow the withdrawal of support from immigrants and asylum seekers in certain circumstances Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Only allow destitute asylum seekers and those under residence restrictions to live in accommodation centres for a maximum of 10 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 8 — Compensation for depreciation of property value minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2002National Insurance Contributions Bill — Schedule 1 — Consequential Amendments minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2002National Insurance Contributions Bill — [Sir Michael Lord in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Primary Class 1 contributions minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2002National Insurance Contributions Bill — [Sir Michael Lord in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Primary Class 1 contributions Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 1 — Considerations applying to the exercise of powers minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2002National Insurance Contributions Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 May 2002Finance Bill — Clause 26 — Charge and rates for 2002–03 Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 May 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) — Programming Committee minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Apr 2002Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Apr 2002Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2002Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2002Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2002Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Apr 2002Selective Schools (Transitional Arrangements) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 140 — Tenancies not at low rent minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Feb 2002Proceeds of Crime Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 352 — Disclosure orders minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Feb 2002Asylum Seekers minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Dec 2001Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill (Programme) — Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Dec 2001Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Dec 2001Education Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 Nov 2001National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Nov 2001Railtrack minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Oct 2001Proceeds of Crime Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Incorporation of provisions of the Treaty of Nice minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill (Programme) — Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Jun 2001Deferred Divisions minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Jun 2001Programming of Bills minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons28 Jun 2001Business of the House minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Jun 2001Home Affairs and Constitution minorityno disagrees with policy
HouseDateSubjectMichael HowardPaul HolmesRôle
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