Voting Record — Phil Willis MP, Harrogate and Knaresborough (10641)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 7 Jul 2010 still in office LDem 4 votes out of 205, 2.0% 205 votes out of 320, 64.1% 0 times
Harrogate and Knaresborough 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 8 votes out of 783, 1.0% 783 votes out of 1288, 60.8% 0 times
Harrogate and Knaresborough 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 9 votes out of 800, 1.1% 800 votes out of 1248, 64.1% 2 times
Harrogate and Knaresborough 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 10 votes out of 877, 1.1% 877 votes out of 1273, 68.9% 12 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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HouseDateSubjectLord Willis of KnaresboroughLDem VoteRôle
Lords23 Apr 2013Defamation Bill — Commons Reasons minorityno Rebel
Lords22 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Reasons Majorityno Rebel
Lords22 Oct 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Lords8 Nov 2011Procedure of the House (Proposal 1) — Motion to Resolve Majorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Commons Science and Technology Committee
HouseDateSubjectPhil WillisLDem VoteRôle
Commons27 Jan 2010Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services bothunknown Unknown
7 Oct 2009Stopped being Chairman, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
7 Oct 2009Became Chairman, Commons Science and Technology Committee
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret Majorityno Rebel
20 Aug 2008Stopped being Chairman, Science and Technology Committee
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
3 Jun 2008Stopped being Chairman, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Became Chairman, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
18 Apr 2008Stopped being Chairman, Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
6 Feb 2008Became Chairman, Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
7 Nov 2007Became a member of the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
Commons5 Jun 2007Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) minorityno Rebel
18 May 2007Became Chairman, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
14 May 2007Became a member of the Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Chairman, Science and Technology Committee
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Liaison Committee
20 Jul 2005Became a member of the Science and Technology Committee
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Education & Skills
HouseDateSubjectMr Phil WillisLDem VoteRôle
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Oct 2004Mental Capacity Bill minorityaye Rebel
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Education & Skills
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons6 Nov 2002Animal Health Bill — Clause 1 — Foot-and-Mouth Disease tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Lord' Amendments tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons29 Nov 2001Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Phil WillisLDem VoteRôle
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting With Dogs: Prohibition minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Nov 2000Parliamentary Oath (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2000Parental Authority minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2000City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 1999House of Lords Bill - New Clause minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Jun 1999Widows tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Mar 1999Tax Credits Bill - Repeals. tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Mar 1999Tax Credits Bill - Housing costs tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Feb 1999Local Government Finance (Scotland) tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 1999Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Bill - Information contained in certificates tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Dec 1998Fisheries tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Jul 1998Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment) minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Jul 1998European Single Currency tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - Establishment of education action zones tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 1997Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - Functions of the Local Government Commission bothaye Rebel
Commons4 Nov 1997Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jul 1997Orders of the Day National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 1997Orders of the Day National Health Service (Private Finance) Bill [Lords] - Powers of NHS trusts to enter into agreements tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
42% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99% Ban fox hunting
0% Business and community control of schools: For
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0% Control Orders
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
68% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
99% Fox hunting - Ban
98% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
84% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
86% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
98% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
97% No detention without charge or trial
6% Nuclear power - For
3% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
55% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
100% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
97% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
89% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
14% Schools - Greater Autonomy
79% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
20% Termination of pregnancy - against
5% Terrorism laws - For
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
93% University education fees - Should be free
0% University Tuition Fees - For
58% 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 2005-2010, 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
98.3% Charles KennedyRoss, Skye and LochaberLDem
97.6% Paul KeetchHerefordLDem
97.1% Greg MulhollandLeeds North WestLDem
97.0% Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem
96.9% Nicholas CleggSheffield, HallamLDem

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