Voting Record — Nigel Dodds MP, Belfast North (10857)

Nigel Dodds is currently Member, Windsor Framework Sub-Committee

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 18 Sep 2020 still in office DUP 20 votes out of 332, 6.0% 332 votes out of 569, 58.3% 0 times
Belfast North 9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 DUP 3 votes out of 399, 0.8% 399 votes out of 463, 86.2% 0 times
Belfast North 8 May 2015 3 May 2017 DUP 1 vote out of 277, 0.4% 277 votes out of 467, 59.3% 0 times
Belfast North 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 DUP 3 votes out of 594, 0.5% 594 votes out of 1239, 47.9% 0 times
Belfast North 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 DUP 5 votes out of 549, 0.9% 549 votes out of 1288, 42.6% 2 times
Belfast North 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 DUP 0 votes out of 578, 0.0% 578 votes out of 1246, 46.4% 11 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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HouseDateSubjectLord Dodds of DuncairnDUP VoteRôle
Lords4 Sep 2023Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (5th Day) — Amendment 191A Majorityno Rebel
Lords18 Jul 2023Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 68 minorityno Rebel
Lords18 Jul 2023Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 67 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords5 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 168 Majorityno Rebel
Lords28 Jun 2022Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityunknown Unknown
Lords27 Apr 2022Judicial Review and Courts Bill - Commons Amendment and Reasons — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) minorityno Rebel
Lords26 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion L1 (as an amendment to Motion L) Majorityaye Rebel
Lords25 Apr 2022Elections Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 69A minorityno Rebel
Lords25 Apr 2022Elections Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 63 minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Apr 2022Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued) — Amendment 42 minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion R1 (as an amendment to Motion R) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion Q1 (as an amendment to Motion Q) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion M1 (as an amendment to Motion M) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion J1 (as an amendment to Motion J) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion G1 (as an amendment to Motion G) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion D1 (as an amendment to Motion D) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords29 Mar 2022Building Safety Bill - Report (Continued) — Amendment 115 minorityaye Rebel
Lords29 Mar 2022Building Safety Bill - Report — Amendment 8 minorityaye Rebel
Lords16 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 158 Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords7 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 124 minorityaye Rebel
Lords7 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 116 minorityaye Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2022Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill - Report — Amendment 1 Majorityno Rebel
Lords16 Nov 2021Dormant Assets Bill [HL] - Report — Amendment 1 minorityaye Rebel
Lords13 Sep 2021Environment Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 53 Majorityno Rebel
Lords8 Sep 2021Environment Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 20 Majorityno Rebel
Lords20 Jul 2021Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] - Report — Amendment 27 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords13 Jul 2021Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) (Bilge Alarm) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Regret Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Lords10 Jun 2021Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 - Motion to Regret minorityunknown Unknown
Lords10 Jun 2021Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 - Motion to Annul Majorityunknown Unknown
14 Apr 2021Became Member, Windsor Framework Sub-Committee
Lords13 Jan 2021Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 34 (to Amendment 33) Majorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jan 2021Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 24 minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectNigel DoddsDUP VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Reform and Constitutional Issues),
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs),
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit),
6 Nov 2019Stopped being DUP Westminster Leader,
Commons19 Jun 2019Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill — The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body — Economic Benefits Across the Nations and Regions Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons27 Mar 2019Draft Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Draft Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Mar 2019The Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 — Integrated Care Contracts minorityno Rebel
1 Jul 2017Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit),
HouseDateSubjectNigel DoddsDUP VoteRôle
Commons25 Jan 2017Opposition Day — Prisons — Reduce Overcrowding and Improve Safety Majorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Report on Application of Climate Change Levy Tax To Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources minorityunknown Unknown
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources minorityunknown Unknown
8 May 2015Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Reform and Constitutional Issues),
8 May 2015Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs),
HouseDateSubjectNigel DoddsDUP VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Justice),
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
Commons23 Oct 2014Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons11 Nov 2013Offender Rehabilitation Bill — Decline Second Reading Majorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2012Draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 — Minimum Welfare Standards minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2012Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Under Occupation Critera — Local Housing Allowance Rates minorityunknown Unknown
Commons5 Jul 2012Joint Committee on Professional Standards in the Banking Industry Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons25 Jan 2012London Local Authorities Bill — Closure of Debate on Street Litter Control Notices minorityunknown Unknown
Commons2 Nov 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Clause 41 — Regulation of No-Win No-Fee Arrangements Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons30 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 152 — Specialist Police and CPS Units to Deal with Universal Jurisdiction Arrest Warrants in Private Prosecutions Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons30 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — New Clause 5 — Memorandum of Understanding on Roles of Chief Constables vs Police and Crime Commissioners Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill minorityunknown Unknown
1 Jun 2010Became Shadow Spokesperson (Justice),
1 Jun 2010Became Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
1 Jun 2010Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Justice),
1 Jun 2010Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform),
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
6 May 2010Became DUP Westminster Leader,
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Without Portfolio),
HouseDateSubjectNigel DoddsDUP VoteRôle
9 Nov 2009Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
9 Nov 2009Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
18 May 2009Stopped being Member, Members' Allowances Committee
Commons11 Mar 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (easter) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2009Deferred Divisions — Representation of the people minorityaye Rebel
9 Feb 2009Became Member, Members' Allowances Committee
Commons26 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules Majorityunknown Unknown
4 Jun 2008Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Without Portfolio),
1 Jun 2008Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons9 Jan 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action Majorityunknown Unknown
1 Jun 2007Became Shadow Spokesperson (Justice),
1 Jun 2007Became Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform),
1 Jun 2007Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
1 Jun 2007Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
Commons21 Nov 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 2 — Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jun 2006Parliamentary and Local Elections (Choice of Electoral Systems) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Nov 2005Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jun 2005Climate Change (G8 Summit) minorityno Rebel
1 Jun 2005Became Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
1 Jun 2005Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
HouseDateSubjectNigel DoddsDUP VoteRôle
Commons26 Apr 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 6 — Duty Of Director Of Public Prosecutions To Refer Certain Matters To Police Ombudsman tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Apr 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 — Membership Of The Commission tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Feb 2004Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons17 Sep 2003Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission Etc.) Bill [Lords] [Ways and Means] — Clause 12 — Short Title, Commencement and Repeals tellnono Teller
Commons17 Sep 2003Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill (Allocation of Time) tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 2003Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Bill — Clause 6 — Modification Of Enactments tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 2003Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Bill — [Sir Alan Haslehurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Election Of Next Assembly tellnono Teller
Commons26 Mar 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Independent Members: Declaration Against Terrorism tellnono Teller
Commons10 Feb 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2002Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — New Clause 1 — Commencement tellnono Teller
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House tellayeaye Teller
1 Jul 2001Became Opposition Whip (Commons),

Policy Comparisons

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

AgreementPolicy
96% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
62% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
90% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
58% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
38% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
58% Asylum System - More strict
99% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50% Ban fox hunting
75% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
81% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Closed Material Proceedure
27% Coalition Programme for Government - For
48% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
79% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Do more to help refugees inclding children
30% Employee Shareholder Status
50% Employment rights
84% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
75% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
20% European Union Integration - For
21% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
12% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
50% Fox hunting - Ban
41% Fully Elected House of Lords
27% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
34% Further devolution to Scotland
44% Further devolution to Wales
74% Gambling - Against permissiveness
38% GP Commissioning in the NHS
83% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
48% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
28% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
16% Homosexuality - Equal rights
56% HS2 - In Favour
33% Human Rights and Equality
24% Identity cards - For introduction
83% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
58% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
26% Increase Air Passenger Duty
41% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
14% Increase VAT
42% Inheritance Tax
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
57% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
56% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
46% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
79% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
35% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
60% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
38% Mansion Tax
84% Mass Retention of Communications Data
50% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
54% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
53% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
16% No detention without charge or trial
43% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
95% Nuclear power - For
42% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
50% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
39% Police and Crime Commissioners
6% Post office - in favour of Government policy
94% Post office closures - against
7% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
6% Privatise Royal Mail
47% Promote Occupational Pensions
14% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
34% Public Ownership of Railways
75% Rail Fares - Lower
74% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
77% Reduce capital gains tax
50% Reduce central funding for local government
23% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
33% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
15% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
86% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50% Register of Lobbyists
50% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
40% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
42% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
45% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50% Retain funds from council house sales locally
67% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
19% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
20% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
3% Same Sex Marriage - for
68% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
50% Smoking ban - In favour
55% State control of bus services
53% Stop climate change
66% Support current and former armed service members
46% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
25% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
90% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
75% Trade Unions - Restrict
90% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
79% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
5% University Tuition Fees - For
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
25% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
86% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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