Voting Record — Sarah Teather MP, Brent East (11350)

Sarah Teather

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
Brent Central 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 LDem 36 votes out of 789, 4.6% 789 votes out of 1239, 63.7% 0 times
Brent East 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 14 votes out of 879, 1.6% 879 votes out of 1288, 68.2% 0 times
Brent East 18 Sep 2003 11 Apr 2005 LDem 8 votes out of 398, 2.0% 398 votes out of 563, 70.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectSarah TeatherLDem VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Commons17 Mar 2015Modern Slavery Bill — Rights for Overseas Domestic Workers minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
3 Feb 2015Stopped being Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons1 Dec 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clause 65 — Power to Accept Judicial Review Application In Absence of Financial Information minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clause 64 — Rejection of Judicial Review Application If No Substantially Different Outcome Likely — Allow or Require minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2014Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — New Clause 2 — Pubs Code: Market Rent Only Option for Tenants of Large Pub-Owning Businesses minorityaye Rebel
6 Nov 2014Became Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Nov 2014Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 22 — Prostitution and sexual exploitation minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2014Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 1 — Protection of overseas domestic workers from slavery minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2014Draft Civil Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 — Residence Test for Legal Aid Eligibility minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clause 58 — Judicial Review — Interveners and Costs minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clause 55 — Refusal of Applications for Judicial Review If Highly Unlikley Conduct Complained About Changed Outcome minorityno Rebel
Commons7 May 2014Immigration Bill — Require Appointment of Child Trafficking Guardians for Children Suspected to Have been Trafficked minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 May 2014Immigration Bill — Clause 60 — Power to Deprive Naturalised Citizen of Citizenship Even If That Would Leave Them Stateless minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2014Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Clause 151 — Definition of Miscarriages of Justice minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jan 2014Immigration Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jan 2014Immigration Bill — Clause 11 — Restrict Right to Appeal Immigration Decisions to the First-tier Tribunal minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jan 2014Immigration Bill — New Clauses 12 and 18 — Fees — Power to Deprive Naturalised Citizen of Citizenship Even If That Would Leave Them Stateless minorityaye Rebel
27 Jan 2014Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Commons22 Jan 2014Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations — Legal Aid In Cases With Borderline Prospect of Success minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2013Immigration Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Aug 2013Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2013Civil Procedure Rules — Closed Material Proceedings minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2013The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 — Closed Material Proceedure minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — Clause 24 — Protect Basic Level of Subsistance When Setting Installement Levels for Paying Fines minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 8 — Balance National Security vs Public Interest in Requests to Withhold Information From Parties in Civil Court Cases minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — New Clause 4 — Closed Material Procedure — Expiry of Provisions Unless Renewed minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Closed Material Proceedings Only If Fair Determination Not Possible By Other Means minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Third Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Second Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2012Draft Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations 2012 — Individual Benefits Cap minorityaye Rebel
6 Sep 2012Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Education,
13 May 2010Became The Minister of State, Department for Education,
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning),
HouseDateSubjectSarah TeatherLDem VoteRôle
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
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
8 Oct 2008Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning),
8 Oct 2008Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform),
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
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
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
20 Dec 2007Became Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform),
20 Dec 2007Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
28 Jun 2007Became Shadow Secretary of State,
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
10 Mar 2006Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
10 Mar 2006Stopped being Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister),
10 May 2005Became Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister),
10 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
HouseDateSubjectSarah TeatherLDem VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats Majorityaye Rebel
28 Feb 2005Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
1 Jun 2004Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Health),
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies Majorityaye Rebel
1 Jun 2003Became Shadow Spokesperson (Health),

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
71% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
1% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
12% Bankers' Bonus Tax
19% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
8% Closed Material Proceedure
78% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
23% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
18% Energy Prices - More Affordable
88% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
68% European Union Integration - For
57% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
0% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
17% Further devolution to Scotland
34% Further devolution to Wales
63% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
50% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
80% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
71% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
55% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
74% Human Rights and Equality
4% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
83% Increase Air Passenger Duty
81% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
91% Increase VAT
50% Inheritance Tax
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
1% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
43% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
84% Mass Retention of Communications Data
74% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
18% Minimum Wage
0% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% More powers for local councils
75% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
14% Nuclear power - For
48% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
76% Police and Crime Commissioners
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
56% Privatise Royal Mail
71% Promote Occupational Pensions
38% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
12% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reduce capital gains tax
75% Reduce central funding for local government
58% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
79% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
57% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
41% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
83% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50% Register of Lobbyists
31% Regulate letting agent fees
33% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
70% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
0% Right to strike
77% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
30% Same Sex Marriage - for
74% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
73% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
59% Stop climate change
1% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
73% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
17% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
39% University Tuition Fees - For
74% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
58% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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
100.0% John HowellHenleyCon
100.0% Willie RennieDunfermline and West FifeLDem
98.6% Simon HughesNorth Southwark and BermondseyLDem
98.3% Mark HunterCheadleLDem
98.2% Norman LambNorth NorfolkLDem

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