Voting Comparison — Robert Smith MP, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
to Richard Taylor MP, Wyre Forest

Robert Smith

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 30 Mar 2015 LDem 14 votes out of 954, 1.5% 954 votes out of 1239, 77.0% 1 time
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 6 votes out of 935, 0.6% 935 votes out of 1288, 72.6% 31 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 32 votes out of 960, 3.3% 960 votes out of 1246, 77.0% 54 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 25 votes out of 858, 2.9% 858 votes out of 1273, 67.4% 49 times

Voting Differences

HouseDateSubjectRobert SmithRichard TaylorRôle
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HouseDateSubjectRobert SmithRichard TaylorRôle
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill (Programme) (No. 4) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Mar 2005European Union Documents — Creation of a Fundamental Rights Agency Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 19 — Amendment of Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2005Hospital-acquired Infections minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons2 Mar 2005Hospital-acquired Infections minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Mar 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] — [3rd Allotted Day] — New Clause 9 — Disqualification from holding further ministerial office minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading tellnono agrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Clauses 1 to 13 tellnono agrees with policy
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — New Clause 6 — Court of Terrorism Control tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons22 Feb 2005Drugs Bill (Programme) (No.2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Feb 2005Clause 2 — Gating Orders — Clause 99 — Abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Feb 2005Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc. tellnono agrees with policy
Commons10 Feb 2005Identity Cards Bill — Clause 5 — Applications Relating to Entries in Register tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2005European Union Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons9 Feb 2005European Union Bill Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area tellnono agrees with policy
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 6 — Interception of communications minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — New Clause 3 — Racial and religious hatred tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons3 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Timetable — Third reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Jan 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jan 2005Child Benefit Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill — Clause 1 — School travel schemes minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill — Clause 1 — School travel schemes tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill — Clause 1 — School travel schemes minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 31 — Requirements for approval minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Dec 2004Family Justice minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons1 Dec 2004Economic Affairs minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons30 Nov 2004Health and Education minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Nov 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — Clause 22 — Scope of emergency regulations Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Nov 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — Acts which could not be amended Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Nov 2004Civil Contingencies Bill (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Clause 137 — Duty to have a home information pack minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Nov 2004Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 16 — Higher fixed penalty for repeated road traffic offences tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2004Carry-over of Bills minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills tellnono agrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons25 Oct 2004University Admissions Policy Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Oct 2004EU Justice and Home Affairs Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Oct 2004EU Justice and Home Affairs Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Oct 2004Pensions and Welfare Reform minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Oct 2004Pensions and Welfare Reform minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] (Programme) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Sep 2004Older Women tellayeno disagrees with policy
Commons14 Sep 2004Higher Education tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons8 Sep 2004Hospital-Acquired Infection minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Sep 2004Hospital-Acquired Infection minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Sep 2004Pensions Policy minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons21 Jul 2004Devolution Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons19 Jul 2004New Clause 1 — Infection control standards — Clause 5 — Co-operation tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons22 Jun 2004Nhs Recruitment and Retention minorityboth none
Commons26 May 2004Local Government Finance minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 May 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 2 — Emergency Public Education And Training Board Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2004Child Trust Funds Bill (Programme) (No. 3) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons11 May 2004Visitor Facilities minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Apr 2004London minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons21 Apr 2004Doctors' Hours — Congratulates the Government minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Mar 2004Budget Resolutions 2004 — Corporation Tax (Charge and Rate for 2005) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Feb 2004School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination) Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Feb 2004Police minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Feb 2004Child Trust Funds Bill — Clause 29 — Interpretation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2004Future of the Post Office Network — Congratulates the Government minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 Jan 2004Future of the Post Office Network — Deplores the programme — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jan 2004Housing Bill Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons17 Dec 2003Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Timetable Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 4 — Electoral Commission report minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 15 — Private Health Care tellnono agrees with policy
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 15 — Private Health Care minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — New Clause tellnono agrees with policy
Commons18 Nov 2003Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] — New Clause minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — The Water Services Regulation Authority minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Nov 2003Decommissioning (Northern Ireland) minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2003Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons28 Oct 2003Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 5 — Environmental impact assessment of incineration tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons27 Oct 2003Health Care Targets minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Oct 2003Health Care Targets Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Oct 2003Neighbourhood Policing minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons15 Oct 2003Neighbourhood Policing minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons17 Sep 2003Deferred Division — Implementation and Compliance of the Common Fisheries Policy minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Sep 2003Teacher Shortages minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Sep 2003Teacher Shortages minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons16 Jul 2003Deferred Divisions — Immigration — Social Security minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Jul 2003Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons9 Jul 2003Convention on the Future of Europe Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jul 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Schedule 13 — Repeals and Revocations tellnono agrees with policy
Commons8 Jul 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — New Clause 9 — Foundation Patients' Fora tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons7 Jul 2003Government Targets minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Jun 2003Transport minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons23 Jun 2003Transport minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2003Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (ReCommittal) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons10 Jun 2003Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Carry-Over) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Rate of Duty on Spirits minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons6 May 2003Finance Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 Apr 2003Anti-Social Behaviour Bill (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons1 Apr 2003Crime (International Co-Operation) Bill [Lords] (Programme) minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — After Clause 3 tellnono agrees with policy
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — Valuation Tribunals: Immunity minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Feb 2003Economy and Public Services minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Feb 2003European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Jan 2003Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 19 — Advice Of The Electoral Commission Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons7 Jan 2003Local Government Bill minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Dec 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Referendums Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 61 — Serious Criminal tellnono agrees with policy
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children tellnono agrees with policy
Commons4 Nov 2002Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons29 Oct 2002Permanent Arrangements for Westminster Hall, Thursday Sittings and Standing Committees minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons22 Oct 2002Nuclear Power — Not competitive — rejected tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons22 Oct 2002Affordable Housing minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons24 Jul 2002Deferred Divisions — Business of the House Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons25 Jun 2002Mental Health minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons12 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not penalise those who bring passengers to the UK without the necessary authority — rejected tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons22 May 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons8 May 2002Finance Bill — Clause 28 — Personal allowance for 2003–04 for those aged under 65 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons7 May 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) — Programming Committee Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons23 Apr 2002Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellnono agrees with policy
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons13 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 19 — Leases exceeding 21 years minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons8 Jan 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Government Amendments minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Lords' Amendment No. 6 minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Lord' Amendments minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Dec 2001Public Services minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons3 Dec 2001Public Services minorityno disagrees with policy
Commons29 Nov 2001Human Reproductive Cloning Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) — Miscellaneous minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Third Reading tellnono agrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 17 — Disclosure Powers tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clauses 101 to 105, 120 to 122 — Communication Data tellnono agrees with policy
Commons26 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 97 — Jurisdiction of MoD police tellayeaye agrees with policy
Commons17 Oct 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [4th Allotted Day] Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons11 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill — 1st Allotted Day — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Incorporation of provisions of the Treaty of Nice Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Commons4 Jul 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill Majorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Jun 2001Home Affairs and Constitution minorityaye disagrees with policy
Commons27 Jun 2001Home Affairs and Constitution tellayeaye agrees with policy
HouseDateSubjectRobert SmithRichard TaylorRôle
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