Voting Record — Martin Salter MP, Reading West (10526)

Martin Salter

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	12 votes out of 998, 1.2%	998 votes out of 1288, 77.5%	2 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	15 votes out of 882, 1.7%	882 votes out of 1246, 70.8%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	12 votes out of 812, 1.5%	812 votes out of 1273, 63.8%	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	Martin Salter	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
10 Aug 2009	Became Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
Commons	21 Apr 2009	Communities and Local Government — Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2009	Communities and Local Government — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
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	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2009	Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
27 Nov 2008	Stopped being Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
20 May 2008	Became Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint 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 — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
14 Jun 2006	Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
1 Dec 2005	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Jacqui Smith, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	aye	Rebel
10 Nov 2005	Became PPS (Rt Hon Jacqui Smith, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
House	Date	Subject	Martin Salter	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	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	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Martin Salter	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Dec 1999	Freedom of Information Bill — Committee of the whole House	both	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	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
1%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
99%	Ban fox hunting
89%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
94%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
92%	Crossrail - In favour
99%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
92%	Easier access to abortion
91%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
99%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
99%	Fully Elected House of Lords
23%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
80%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Increase VAT
30%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
4%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
96%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
50%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	No detention without charge or trial
98%	Nuclear power - For
36%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
96%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
4%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99%	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
1%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
55%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
75%	Smoking ban - In favour
70%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
29%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
8%	University education fees - Should be free
99%	University Tuition Fees - For
21%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
42%	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%	Gordon Brown	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Lab
99.2%	David Blunkett	Sheffield, Brightside	Lab
99.2%	Tony Blair	Sedgefield	Lab
99.1%	Sandra Osborne	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Lab
99.0%	Dari Taylor	Stockton South	Lab

Voting Record — Martin Salter MP, Reading West (10526)

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