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Voting Record — Paul Holmes MP, Chesterfield (10968)

Paul Holmes is currently a member of the Children, Schools and Families Committee

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

5 May 2005 still in office LDem 8 votes out of 888, 0.9% 888 votes out of 1224, 72.5% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 24 votes out of 926, 2.6% 926 votes out of 1246, 74.3% 2 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	Paul Holmes	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 8 — Commencement	minority	aye	Rebel
29 Jan 2008	Became a member of the Children, Schools and Families Committee
20 Dec 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
7 Nov 2007	Stopped being a member of the Education & Skills Committee
25 Oct 2007	Stopped being Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
27 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
27 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
27 Jul 2007	Stopped being Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfoloio Responsibilities
27 Jul 2007	Became Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
20 Jul 2007	Became Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfoloio Responsibilities
6 Jul 2007	Stopped being Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
5 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
5 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Arts and Culture), Culture, Media & Sport
Commons	26 Jun 2007	Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money]	Majority	no	Rebel
19 Dec 2006	Stopped being Arts and Culture, Shadow Minister
19 Dec 2006	Became Shadow Minister (Arts and Culture), Culture, Media & Sport
17 Aug 2006	Became Arts and Culture, Shadow Minister
24 May 2006	Became a member of the Education & Skills Committee
21 Mar 2006	Became Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
21 Mar 2006	Stopped being Chair of the Parliamentary Party,
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2006	Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats	minority	aye	Rebel
19 Oct 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
16 Jun 2005	Became Chair of the Parliamentary Party,
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions), Work & Pensions
1 Jun 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being People With Disabilities, Non-Departmental & Cross-Departmental Responsibilities
House	Date	Subject	Mr Paul Holmes	LDem Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Education & Skills Committee
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 31 — Requirements for approval	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 4 — Best interests	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 2 — Excluded decisions (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	Majority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Education & Skills Committee
Commons	25 May 2004	Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2004	School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination)	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
26 Jan 2004	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions), Work & Pensions
26 Jan 2004	Became People With Disabilities, Non-Departmental & Cross-Departmental Responsibilities
Commons	14 Jul 2003	Communications Bill — Clause 340 — Modification of Disqualification Provisions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — Selection by aptitude — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2001	Facilities of the House	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	Majority	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
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
92%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
82%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
84%	House of Lords Reform
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
1%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
96%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	Nuclear power - For
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	Post office closures - against
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
18%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
99%	Smoking ban - In favour
95%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	Terrorism laws - For
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
21%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
8%	University education fees - For top up fees
92%	University education fees - Should be free
1%	University tuition fees
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-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
100.0% John Howell Henley Con

99.0% Paul Rowen Rochdale LDem

98.9% Charles Kennedy Ross, Skye & Lochaber LDem

98.4% Nicholas Clegg Sheffield, Hallam LDem

98.4% Willie Rennie Dunfermline & Fife West LDem