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Voting Record — John McFall MP, Dumbarton (10384)
John McFall is currently Chair, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee, Chair, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee, Chair, House of Lords Commission, Chair, House of Lords Commission, Lord Speaker, , Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee, Chair, Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence and Chair, Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).
| Constituency | From | To | Party | Rebellions (explain...) | Attendance (explain...) | Teller |
| House of Lords |
2 Sep 2016 |
still in office |
Non-affiliated |
0 votes out of 1, 0.0% |
1 vote out of 965, 0.1% |
0 times |
| House of Lords |
6 Jul 2010 |
1 Sep 2016 |
Lab |
0 votes out of 451, 0.0% |
451 votes out of 590, 76.4% |
0 times |
| West Dunbartonshire |
5 May 2005 |
12 Apr 2010 |
Lab |
21 votes out of 969, 2.2% |
969 votes out of 1288, 75.2% |
0 times |
| Dumbarton |
7 Jun 2001 |
11 Apr 2005 |
Lab |
13 votes out of 908, 1.4% |
908 votes out of 1246, 72.9% |
0 times |
| Dumbarton |
1 May 1997 |
14 May 2001 |
Lab |
3 votes out of 784, 0.4% |
784 votes out of 1273, 61.6% |
60 times |
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).
See also all votes... attended | possible
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their
voting record.
| Agreement | Policy |
| 79% |
A stricter immigration system |
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