Voting Record — Mike Wood MP, Batley and Spen (10650)

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Lab	9 votes out of 358, 2.5%	358 votes out of 776, 46.1%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	74 votes out of 599, 12.4%	599 votes out of 1288, 46.5%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	51 votes out of 653, 7.8%	653 votes out of 1246, 52.4%	1 time
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	27 votes out of 840, 3.2%	840 votes out of 1273, 66.0%	3 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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House	Date	Subject	Mike Wood	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	18 Mar 2013	Communities and Local Government — Crime and Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme) ((No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Removal of disqualification arising from faith	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2011	Education and Training (Young People with Autism) — New Clause 26 — Offence of squatting in a residential building	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Alcohol Marketing — Clause 152 — Restriction on issue of arrest warrants in private prosecutions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Mar 2011	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	minority	unknown	Unknown
House	Date	Subject	Mike Wood	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jan 2010	Prime Minister — New Clause 1 — Commencement	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2009	Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Equitable Life — Government should accept recommendations on compensation — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 10 — Proceedings in Parliament	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2009	Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 25 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute known to be trafficked or coerced: England and Wales	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 1 — Destruction of samples etc: England and Wales	both	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Apr 2009	Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Access to Information and Destruction of Samples Held by the Police	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Right of oral representations — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Secretary of State to have final say — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Process	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Disallow inquests without a jury in England and Wales — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Control orders only without prospect of prosecution — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 16 — Earnings link	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2007	Pensions Bill — Pensions Protection Lifeboat Fund	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain nuclear deterrent beyond existing system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Case not yet proven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2007	Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Offender Management Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2006	Orders of the Day — Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2006	Police and Justice Bill — Repeals of amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2006	Police and Justice Bill — Extradition to the USA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 May 2006	Police and Justice Bill — New Clause 8 — Extradition to the United States of America	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Feb 2006	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Mike Wood	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Amendment — Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Duration of Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jun 2003	Fire Services Bill — Title	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2003	Fire Services Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Support for the Government	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Nov 2002	Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Sep 2002	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2001	Coalition Against International Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Mike Wood	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - After clause 61	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill [Lords] - Application for locally developed arrangements	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Age additions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - Repeal of section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 1998	Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
16%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
24%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
6%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
25%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
69%	European Union - For
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
26%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
84%	Fully Elected House of Lords
40%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
65%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
46%	Identity cards - For introduction
20%	Increase VAT
0%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
71%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
35%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
66%	No detention without charge or trial
58%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
63%	Nuclear power - For
99%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
80%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
20%	Post office closures - against
50%	Privatise Royal Mail
23%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
42%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
63%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
98%	Right to strike
16%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
68%	Smoking ban - In favour
66%	Stop climate change
20%	Termination of pregnancy - against
40%	Terrorism laws - For
33%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
42%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
78%	University education fees - Should be free
27%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
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Voting Record — Mike Wood MP, Batley and Spen (10650)

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