Voting Record — Mr Nigel Beard MP, Bexleyheath and Crayford (10030)

Mr Nigel Beard

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 7 votes out of 934, 0.7% 934 votes out of 1246, 75.0% 1 time
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 9 votes out of 986, 0.9% 986 votes out of 1273, 77.5% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectMr Nigel BeardLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Treasury Sub-committee Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Oct 2004Petition — Fisheries tellnono Teller
28 May 2004Became Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Treasury Sub-committee Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Treasury Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons12 Nov 2003Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Nigel BeardLab VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot Majorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2000Rewarding Democracy Commission Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Nov 2000Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2) tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Jul 1998Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 1998Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol minorityaye 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.

AgreementPolicy
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
92% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
50% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
20% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
85% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% Identity cards - For introduction
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
95% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
25% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
23% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
58% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
95% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
53% Schools - Greater Autonomy
42% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
8% University education fees - Should be free
99% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
98.2% Robert JacksonWantagewhilst Lab
97.2% Iain WrightHartlepoolLab
96.3% Geoff HoonAshfieldLab
96.3% Tessa JowellDulwich and West NorwoodLab
96.3% Liam ByrneBirmingham, Hodge HillLab

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