Voting Comparison — Michael Mates MP, East Hampshire
to David Howarth MP, Cambridge

Michael Mates

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 7 votes out of 437, 1.6% 437 votes out of 1288, 33.9% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 4 votes out of 403, 1.0% 403 votes out of 1246, 32.3% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 3 votes out of 476, 0.6% 476 votes out of 1273, 37.4% 0 times

Voting Differences

HouseDateSubjectMichael MatesDavid HowarthRôle
Commons9 Feb 2010Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on Voting System for Electing MPs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2010Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Amendment to New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2010Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2010Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Money) (No. 3) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Feb 2010Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Feb 2010East of England Regional Grand Committee minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Jan 2010Health and Safety (Company Director Liability) — Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2010Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Energy Security minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Clause 155 — Positive action: recruitment and promotion minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 Dec 2009Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Business without Debate — Census minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Notices of questions etc. during september 2009 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Jun 2009Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 5 — MPs' financial interests rules minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jun 2009Deferred Division — External service minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2009Deferred Division — Equality Bill (Carry-over) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc. Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2009Opposition Day — [7th Allotted Day] — Unemployment minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Mar 2009Prime Minister — Schedule 1 — Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jan 2009Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2008Points of Order — Emergency Debate — Pre-Budget Report Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Nov 2008Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Nov 2008Points of Order — Defence and Security Procurement minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Nov 2008European Community Documents minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Nov 2008Cannabis — reclassification from class C back to class B Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jun 2008Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day] — Sentencing Policy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Mar 2008Orders of the Day — Local Transport Bill [ Lords] minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2008Amendment of the Law — 6. Corporation tax (small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons11 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Increase of powers of European Parliament minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Accept the changes of terminology in the Lisbon Treaty minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Mar 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Changes of terminology minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Remove foreign policy role of the President of the European Council — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Prevent competition rules from becoming an exclusive policy area of the European Union — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Exclude human rights from the policy area of the European Union — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to human rights minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2008Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to human rights — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Dec 2007Political Parties Funding — Reform rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Nov 2007European Union — Asylum policy should remain under control of the British government — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Nov 2007Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Prisons minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Oct 2007Legal Services Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 15 — Carrying on of a reserved legal activity: employers and employees etc minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Jul 2007Deferred Division — Political Parties minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — power to award foundation degrees minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2007European global navigation satellite system minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 May 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 31 — Automatic Deportation Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Apr 2007Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Local Government minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Mar 2007Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Mar 2007Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons22 Feb 2007Control Orders — Annual renewal 2007 Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Oct 2006Point of Order — Clause 2 — Meaning of "charitable purpose" Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 77 — Documents to be incorporated in or accompany copies of articles issued by company minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 521 — Offences in connection with auditor's report minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons18 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 75 — Requirement for audit of business review minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 75 — Requirement for audit of business review Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — Clause 106 — Conditions for company minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons20 Jun 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 4 — Presumption in favour of co-parenting minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Mar 2006Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill — Criteria for designation National Parks minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2006Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — referendum not to be held more than ten years after passing of act minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2006Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 75 — Business Organisations minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 102 — Referendum about commencement of Assembly Act provisions minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 94 — Amendment of Schedule 5 minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jan 2006Electoral Administration Bill — New Clause 5 — Prisoners Voting minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Nov 2005Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Nov 2005Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 Oct 2005Electoral Administration Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Oct 2005Railtrack minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons24 Oct 2005Railtrack minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2005Local Taxation minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons22 Jun 2005Electoral Integrity minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jun 2005EU Constitution minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Jun 2005Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 Jun 2005Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
HouseDateSubjectMichael MatesDavid HowarthRôle
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HouseDateSubjectMichael MatesDavid HowarthRôle
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