Voting Record — Tim Boswell MP, Daventry (10056)

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 19 Jul 2010 still in office Con 1 vote out of 186, 0.5% 186 votes out of 316, 58.9% 0 times
Daventry 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 11 votes out of 840, 1.3% 840 votes out of 1288, 65.2% 8 times
Daventry 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 7 votes out of 944, 0.7% 944 votes out of 1246, 75.8% 0 times
Daventry 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 10 votes out of 841, 1.2% 841 votes out of 1273, 66.1% 2 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 Boswell of AynhoCon VoteRôle
Lords6 Sep 2011Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve Majorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Commons Science and Technology Committee
HouseDateSubjectTim BoswellCon VoteRôle
7 Oct 2009Stopped being a member of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
7 Oct 2009Became a member of the Commons Science and Technology Committee
Commons19 Jun 2009Prayers tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day) Majorityno Rebel
Commons6 Mar 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses Majorityaye Rebel
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Became a member of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
18 Apr 2008Stopped being a member of the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
18 Dec 2007Became a member of the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 May 2007Motion to sit in private tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
8 Nov 2006Stopped being Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
16 Dec 2005Stopped being (Also PPS To the Chairman of the Party), Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform
16 Dec 2005Became Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions
16 Dec 2005Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary To Francis Maude and Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions and Wel, Conservative Party
13 Jun 2005Became (Also PPS To the Chairman of the Party), Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform
13 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform
13 Jun 2005Became Parliamentary Private Secretary To Francis Maude and Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions and Wel, Conservative Party
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions and Welfare Reform
20 May 2005Became Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform
HouseDateSubjectMr Tim BoswellCon VoteRôle
17 Mar 2005Became Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions and Welfare Reform
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 24 — Advance decisions to refuse treatment: general Majorityaye Rebel
19 Nov 2004Stopped being Shadow Minister, Home Affairs
19 Nov 2004Became Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples Majorityaye Rebel
6 Jul 2004Stopped being Shadow Minister, Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs
6 Jul 2004Became Shadow Minister, Home Affairs
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Successful applications: married couples Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Successful applications: married couples Majorityaye Rebel
10 May 2004Became Shadow Minister, Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Tim BoswellCon VoteRôle
Commons1 Mar 2001House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Short title, commencement and extent Majorityno Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2000Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2000Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons21 Jul 1999Delegated Legislation - Cinemas and Films bothno Rebel
Commons26 May 1999Line of Route minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Feb 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduce age of consent for homosexual acts to 16 Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Exemption for national competition shooters tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill tellnono Teller

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
43% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
13% Ban fox hunting
72% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
13% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
61% Fully Elected House of Lords
91% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
58% Homosexuality - Equal rights
15% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
92% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
2% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
42% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
10% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
92% Schools - Greater Autonomy
74% Smoking ban - In favour
93% Stop climate change
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
17% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
17% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
24% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
93% University education fees - Should be free
5% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% 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
100.0% John HowellHenleyCon
100.0% Willie RennieDunfermline and West FifeLDem
99.8% Paul BeresfordMole ValleyCon
99.8% James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireCon
99.8% David DavisHaltemprice and HowdenCon

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