Voting Record — Patrick Mercer MP, Newark (11109)

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 still in office Con 12 votes out of 532, 2.3% 532 votes out of 776, 68.6% 1 time
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 12 votes out of 735, 1.6% 735 votes out of 1288, 57.1% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 8 votes out of 790, 1.0% 790 votes out of 1246, 63.4% 0 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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HouseDateSubjectPatrick MercerCon VoteRôle
Commons18 Oct 2012Bills Presented — European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill — Backbench Business — 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Jan 2011Dairy Farming — Clause 79 — Guarantees where postal administration order is made minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading bothaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Home Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectPatrick MercerCon VoteRôle
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day) Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 May 2008Deferred Division Majorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Became a member of the Home Affairs Committee
Commons25 Jul 2007The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007 minorityunknown Unknown
9 Mar 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home Affairs
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
16 Dec 2005Became Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home Affairs
16 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers)
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home Affairs
20 May 2005Became Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers)
HouseDateSubjectMr Patrick MercerCon VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
6 Jul 2004Stopped being Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs
6 Jul 2004Became Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home Affairs
11 Jun 2004Stopped being a member of the Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became a member of the Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
10 May 2004Became Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — Schedule 21 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jun 2003Fireworks Bill — Clause 1 — Introduction Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury Majorityaye 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
36% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
14% Ban fox hunting
87% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
76% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
18% European Union - For
30% Foundation hospitals - In favour
14% Fox hunting - Ban
45% Fully Elected House of Lords
84% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
34% Homosexuality - Equal rights
11% Identity cards - For introduction
94% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
93% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
85% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
38% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
71% Promote Occupational Pensions
4% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
95% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
56% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
99% Schools - Greater Autonomy
41% Smoking ban - In favour
84% Stop climate change
20% Termination of pregnancy - against
17% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% 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
44% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
2% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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