Voting Record — Owen Paterson MP, North Shropshire (10473)

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
9 Jun 2017	still in office	Con	0 votes out of 102, 0.0%	102 votes out of 138, 73.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	5 votes out of 356, 1.4%	356 votes out of 467, 76.2%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	1 vote out of 623, 0.2%	623 votes out of 1239, 50.3%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	14 votes out of 795, 1.8%	795 votes out of 1288, 61.7%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	6 votes out of 821, 0.7%	821 votes out of 1246, 65.9%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	3 votes out of 703, 0.4%	703 votes out of 1273, 55.2%	17 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	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Dec 2015	Prum Convention — Data Sharing with Certain European Countries to Combat Crime and Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2015	Selection of the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Government Influence in Referendum Campaign	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — New Clause 11 — Restrictions on Government Activities Which Could Influence Referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Schedule 1 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
6 Sep 2012	Became The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
3 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
3 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
10 Nov 2006	Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
10 Nov 2006	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2006	Deferred Division — Conventions (Joint Committee)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Oct 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	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
1 Jun 2001	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
House	Date	Subject	Owen Paterson	Con Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Agriculture Committee
Commons	23 Apr 2001	Finance Bill - Interpretation of Part	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Apr 2001	Finance Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Apr 2001	International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2001	Armed Forces Bill - Extension of jurisdiction	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Feb 2001	Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellno	no	Teller
20 Nov 2000	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
1 Jun 2000	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	29 Feb 2000	Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Public service agencies' accounts: scrutiny	tellaye	aye	Teller
21 Feb 2000	Became Member, Agriculture Committee
Commons	30 Nov 1999	Northern Ireland	minority	aye	Rebel
26 Jul 1999	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Offences relating to fur farming	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Appropriate authority responsibility for forfeited animals	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	5 Mar 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill	tellno	unknown	Unknown Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Apr 1998	National Lottery Bill [Lords] [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Hunting beginning in the Republic of Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Gun Packs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Mink	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Power to amend	tellno	no	Teller
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee

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
88%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence
26%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
95%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
47%	Apprenticeships
25%	Assisted Dying
75%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Ban fox hunting
36%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
70%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
84%	Closed Material Proceedure
77%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
0%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
68%	Disempower MPs in Parliament
42%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
70%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
78%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
28%	European Union - For
76%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Penalty for Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
83%	Fixed Term Parliaments
9%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
72%	Fully Elected House of Lords
20%	Further devolution to Scotland
15%	Further devolution to Wales
51%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
64%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
83%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
36%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
28%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	HS2 - In Favour
34%	Human Rights and Equality
12%	Identity cards - For introduction
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
60%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
84%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
82%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
84%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
83%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
22%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
36%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
70%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
25%	Mansion Tax
58%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
62%	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
34%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
29%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
17%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
32%	More powers for local councils
39%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
85%	Privatise Royal Mail
62%	Promote Occupational Pensions
33%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
31%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
67%	Reduce central funding for local government
90%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
87%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
74%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70%	Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - For
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
15%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
38%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
77%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
56%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
76%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
8%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
89%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
38%	Smoking ban - In favour
25%	State control of bus services
38%	Stop climate change
34%	Stronger Military Covenant
41%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
14%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
94%	Tougher on illegal immigration
85%	Trade Union Regulation
77%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
43%	University Tuition Fees - For
91%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

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Voting Record — Owen Paterson MP, North Shropshire (10473)

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