Voting Record — William Cash MP, Stone (10095)

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 still in office Con 61 votes out of 513, 11.9% 513 votes out of 782, 65.6% 4 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 19 votes out of 784, 2.4% 784 votes out of 1288, 60.9% 2 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 3 votes out of 849, 0.4% 849 votes out of 1246, 68.1% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 4 votes out of 653, 0.6% 653 votes out of 1273, 51.3% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectWilliam CashCon VoteRôle
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Carry-over) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2012Free School Meals (Children Over the Age of 16) — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2012European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2012Deferred Divisions — Sulphur contents for marine fuels minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Jun 2012Deferred Divisions — European Semester in the uk minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Jun 2012Deferred Divisions — Criminal Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Jun 2012Deferred Divisions — Criminal Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2012Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive) minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2012Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2012Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Oct 2011Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Ireland and Portugal minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Sep 2011Business of the House — Fixed-term Parliaments Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2011Deferred Divisions — Equality minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2011Fixed Term Parliament Bill- Consideration of Lords Amendments- Clause 1 — Polling days for parliamentary general elections minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011Business of the House (18 July) — International Monetary Fund minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons24 May 2011Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill (Ways and Means) — Schedule 2 — New Arrangements with respect to Governance of English Local Authorities minorityno Rebel
Commons4 May 2011Deferred Division — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Mar 2011Deferred Division — Section 6 of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2011United Kingdom Parliamentary Sovereignty Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Feb 2011Deferred Divisons — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Taxation of the financial sector minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Financial Stabilisation Mechanism minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2011European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons25 Jan 2011Firearms (Amendment) Bill — Clause 6 — Decisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jan 2011Fixed Term Parlaiments Bill — New Clause 5 — Expiry and revival of section 2 tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Fixed-Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Fixed-Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 1 — Polling days for parliamentary general elections minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2010European Union Economic Governance minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 7 — Defining the Alternative Vote System minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and constituencies Bill — Programme motion variation minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Date of referendum on the alternative vote system minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Programme Motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (Money) minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the European Scrutiny Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectWilliam CashCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Business of the House – wash-up period minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2010Deferred Divisions — EU Enlargement strategy minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2009Employment Opportunities — Banking Bill (Money) tellnono Teller
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Competition minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jun 2008Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected bothaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 May 2008Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Feb 2007Control Orders — Annual renewal 2007 minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Short Speeches minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2006Deferred Division — Conventions (Joint Committee) minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Power to remove or reduce burdens minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Mar 2006Identity Cards Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
15 Nov 2005Became a member of the Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
29 Jun 2005Became a member of the European Scrutiny Committee
HouseDateSubjectMr William CashCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the European Scrutiny Committee
Commons20 Dec 2004Identity Cards Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became a member of the European Scrutiny Committee
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr William CashCon VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 May 2000Northern Ireland (Flags) tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons2 Sep 1998Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill) minorityaye Rebel

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
91% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Ban fox hunting
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
58% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
11% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
92% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
43% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
5% European Union - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
75% Fully Elected House of Lords
68% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
13% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
93% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
1% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
71% Promote Occupational Pensions
36% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
22% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
96% Schools - Greater Autonomy
42% Smoking ban - In favour
53% Stop climate change
98% Termination of pregnancy - against
22% Terrorism laws - For
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
42% University Tuition Fees - For
50% 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 2010-present, 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.

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