Voting Record — Peter Robinson MP, Belfast East (10507)

Peter Robinson

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 DUP 2 votes out of 457, 0.4% 457 votes out of 1288, 35.5% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 DUP 0 votes out of 600, 0.0% 600 votes out of 1246, 48.2% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 DUP 0 votes out of 172, 0.0% 172 votes out of 1273, 13.5% 6 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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HouseDateSubjectPeter RobinsonDUP VoteRôle
Commons7 May 2008Deferred Division Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPeter RobinsonDUP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
HouseDateSubjectPeter RobinsonDUP VoteRôle
Commons30 Jul 1998Northern Ireland Bill - Exclusion of Ministers from office tellnono Teller
Commons22 Jul 1998Northern Ireland Bill - Previous enactments tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jul 1998Northern Ireland Bill tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Licences: conditions tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Applications tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Apr 1998Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill - Disqualification tellayeaye Teller

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
62% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
62% Asylum System - More strict
14% Ban fox hunting
72% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
36% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
15% European Union Integration - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
14% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
47% Fully Elected House of Lords
73% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
38% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Human Rights and Equality
16% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
69% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
42% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
50% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
26% No detention without charge or trial
98% Nuclear power - For
53% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
16% Post office - in favour of Government policy
84% Post office closures - against
50% Privatise Royal Mail
42% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
68% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
95% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
80% Schools - Greater Autonomy
80% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
50% Support current and former armed service members
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
75% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
90% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University education fees - Should be free
3% University Tuition Fees - For
99% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
2% Voting age - Reduce to 16
83% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
99.7% Iris RobinsonStrangfordDUP
98.4% Willie RennieDunfermline and West FifeLDem
98.4% David SimpsonUpper BannDUP
98.2% Jeffrey M. DonaldsonLagan ValleyDUP
97.0% Nigel DoddsBelfast NorthDUP

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