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Voting Record — Alan Whitehead MP, Southampton, Test (10630)

Alan Whitehead is currently

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
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 837, 0.0%	837 votes out of 1069, 78.3%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 384, 0.3%	384 votes out of 463, 82.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	4 votes out of 352, 1.1%	352 votes out of 467, 75.4%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	6 votes out of 937, 0.6%	937 votes out of 1239, 75.6%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	9 votes out of 1145, 0.8%	1145 votes out of 1288, 88.9%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	4 votes out of 1075, 0.4%	1075 votes out of 1246, 86.3%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	6 votes out of 1002, 0.6%	1002 votes out of 1273, 78.7%	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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