Voting Record — Paul Murphy MP, Torfaen (10454)

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 Lab 1 vote out of 529, 0.2% 529 votes out of 776, 68.2% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 17 votes out of 1014, 1.7% 1014 votes out of 1288, 78.7% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 494, 0.8% 494 votes out of 1246, 39.6% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 537, 0.6% 537 votes out of 1273, 42.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectPaul MurphyLab VoteRôle
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectPaul MurphyLab VoteRôle
2 Feb 2010Became a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
19 Jan 2010Stopped being a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
14 Jan 2010Became a member of the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
10 Jun 2009Stopped being Secretary of State, Wales Office
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
31 Jan 2008Stopped being Chairman, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
25 Jan 2008Became Secretary of State, Wales Office
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Chairman, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee
11 May 2005Stopped being Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
HouseDateSubjectMr Paul MurphyLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
24 Oct 2002Stopped being Secretary of State, Welsh Office
24 Oct 2002Became Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
Commons24 Jul 2002Deferred Divisions — Business of the House minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Paul MurphyLab VoteRôle
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
28 Jul 1999Became Secretary of State, Welsh Office
28 Jul 1999Stopped being Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
5 May 1997Became Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office

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
79% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Ban fox hunting
58% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
12% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
37% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
60% Homosexuality - Equal rights
92% Identity cards - For introduction
7% Increase VAT
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
8% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98% Nuclear power - For
99% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
93% Post office - in favour of Government policy
7% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
46% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
7% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
59% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
34% Schools - Greater Autonomy
73% Smoking ban - In favour
64% Stop climate change
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
10% University education fees - Should be free
54% University Tuition Fees - For
50% 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 2010-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.

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