Voting Record — Mrs Virginia Bottomley MP, South West Surrey (10058)

Mrs Virginia Bottomley

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 6 Jul 2005 still in office Con 4 votes out of 761, 0.5% 761 votes out of 1958, 38.9% 0 times
South West Surrey 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 1 vote out of 571, 0.2% 571 votes out of 1246, 45.8% 0 times
South West Surrey 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 3 votes out of 672, 0.4% 672 votes out of 1273, 52.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectBaroness Bottomley of NettlestoneCon VoteRôle
Lords20 Oct 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords24 Apr 2012Protection of Freedoms Bill — Commons Reason and Amendments minorityno Rebel
Lords26 Mar 2012Procedure of the House — Motion to Agree minorityaye Rebel
Lords30 Oct 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Faith schools must accept pupils from outside the faith — rejected minorityno Rebel
5 May 2005Stopped being Member, Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectMrs Virginia BottomleyCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
10 Feb 2005Became Member, Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
8 Feb 2005Became Member, Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMrs Virginia BottomleyCon VoteRôle
Commons20 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Deregulation minorityaye 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
25 Jan 1999Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons18 Dec 1997Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
16 Jul 1997Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
1 May 1997Stopped being Secretary of State for National Heritage,
5 Jul 1995Became Secretary of State for National Heritage,
4 Jul 1995Stopped being The Secretary of State for Health,
14 Apr 1992Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Health),
10 Apr 1992Became The Secretary of State for Health,
28 Oct 1989Became Minister of State (Department of Health),
28 Oct 1989Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment),
25 Jul 1988Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment),

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
50% Assisted Dying
62% Asylum System - More strict
1% Ban fox hunting
50% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1% Control Orders
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
0% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
75% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
42% European Union Integration - For
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
1% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
80% Gambling - Against permissiveness
21% Homosexuality - Equal rights
48% Identity cards - For introduction
96% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
98% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
10% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
73% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
66% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
0% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
96% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
28% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
59% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
42% University Tuition Fees - For
98% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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
92.2%Mr Jonathan SayeedMid Bedfordshirewhilst Independent
92.1%Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokewhilst Con
90.5%Mr Michael TrendWindsorCon
90.1% Stephen DorrellCharnwoodCon
89.7% Nicholas SoamesMid SussexCon

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