Voting Record — Mr John Townend MP, East Yorkshire (10601)

Mr John Townend

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 2 votes out of 515, 0.4% 515 votes out of 1273, 40.5% 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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HouseDateSubjectMr John TownendCon VoteRôle
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityno 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
2% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Assisted Dying
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
37% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Minimum Wage
39% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
20% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
64% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
8% Stop climate change
5% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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
90.9% David WilshireSpelthorneCon
88.8% David WillettsHavantCon
88.6% Charles WardleBexhill and Battlewhilst Con
88.5%Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodCon
88.2% George YoungNorth West HampshireCon

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