Voting Record — Eric Martlew MP, Carlisle (10421)

Eric Martlew

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	11 votes out of 1028, 1.1%	1028 votes out of 1288, 79.8%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	26 votes out of 1043, 2.5%	1043 votes out of 1246, 83.7%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	4 votes out of 1019, 0.4%	1019 votes out of 1273, 80.0%	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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House	Date	Subject	Eric Martlew	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, North West Regional Select Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance	minority	no	Rebel
4 Mar 2009	Became Member, North West Regional Select Committee
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	New Standing Order — Regional Select Committees — Membership	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
27 Mar 2007	Stopped being Member, Finance & Services Committee
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became Member, Finance & Services Committee
1 Nov 2005	Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became Member, Transport Committee
House	Date	Subject	Eric Martlew	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Programming of Bills	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2001	Relationships (Civil Registration)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Eric Martlew	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
18%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Assisted Dying
96%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
94%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
90%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
98%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
83%	Easier access to abortion
95%	European Union Integration - For
80%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
68%	Fully Elected House of Lords
23%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
84%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Increase VAT
61%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
100%	Minimum Wage
85%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
36%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
89%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
11%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
96%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
2%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
46%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
92%	Smoking ban - In favour
64%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
17%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
10%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - Should be free
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
100.0%	Robin Cook	Livingston	Lab
99.4%	Ian McCartney	Makerfield	Lab
99.2%	Tony Blair	Sedgefield	Lab
99.1%	Kim Howells	Pontypridd	Lab
99.0%	Gordon Brown	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Lab

Voting Record — Eric Martlew MP, Carlisle (10421)

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