Voting Record — David Wilshire MP, Spelthorne (10643)

David Wilshire

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	Con	10 votes out of 568, 1.8%	568 votes out of 1288, 44.1%	4 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	7 votes out of 910, 0.8%	910 votes out of 1246, 73.0%	92 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	1 vote out of 525, 0.2%	525 votes out of 1273, 41.2%	31 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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House	Date	Subject	David Wilshire	Con Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Heathrow — Expansion is consistent with sustainable aviation strategy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2007	Justice — European Affairs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2006	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Carry-Over)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2006	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Power to remove or reduce burdens	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2006	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
1 Nov 2005	Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became Member, Transport Committee
20 May 2005	Stopped being Whip, Whips
House	Date	Subject	David Wilshire	Con Vote	Rôle
17 Mar 2005	Became Whip, Whips
17 Mar 2005	Stopped being Assistant Chief Whip, Whips
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2004	School Transport Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2004	Housing Bill — Decent Homes Standard for Social Housing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2004	New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Jul 2004	Finance Bill — Schedule 40 — Repeals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2004	Transport	tellaye	aye	Teller
10 May 2004	Became Assistant Chief Whip, Whips
Commons	19 Apr 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — After Clause 49	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Apr 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — Clause 44 — Major Infrastructure Projects	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Apr 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — Clause 1 — Regional Spatial Strategy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Apr 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — New Clause — Application Of Part 1	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Apr 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Lords amendment 1D	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Feb 2004	Employment Relations Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2004	Scottish Constituencies (Members' Voting Rights)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jan 2004	Care Homes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 15 — Private Health Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Sep 2003	Teacher Shortages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 56 — Amount of Tax Chargeable: Rent	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Tax Credits for Individual Savings Accounts and Personal Equity Plans	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill (Programme) (No. 5)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2003	Fair Trade	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	Post Office Card Accounts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	Post Office Card Accounts	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	European Treaty Referendum	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2003	European Treaty Referendum	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 139 — Employee Securities and Options	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 135 — Provision of Services Through Intermediary	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Independent Members: Disqualification	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Independent Members: Disqualification	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — After Clause 4	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 3 — Duties Arising Where a Notice Under Section 2 is Given	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 3 — Duties Arising Where a Notice Under Section 2 is Given	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 8 — Council Tax and Regional Bodies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 3 — Use of Housing Capital Receipts — Reserved Portion	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Economy and Public Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2003	Economy and Public Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Feb 2003	Local Government Finance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Feb 2003	Police	tellno	no	Teller
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	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 12 — Free Provision of Certain Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 6 — Dispute Resolution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 4 — Liability to make Delayed Discharge Payments	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2003	Foundation Hospitals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2003	Foundation Hospitals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2002	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 2 — Referendum Question	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2002	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Referendums	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2002	Criminal Justice Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Nov 2002	Health (Wales) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Nov 2002	Home Affairs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — Clause 7 — Slaughter: Power of Entry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2002	Animal Health Bill — Clause 1 — Foot-and-Mouth Disease	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Oct 2002	National Lottery	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2002	Rural Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2002	Rural Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2002	Department for Education and Skills	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jul 2002	Police Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd allotted day] — Clause 5 — Directions to chief officers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2002	Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 1 — Supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades: financing costs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jun 2002	Tax Credits Bill — New Clause	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2002	Mental Health	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jun 2002	World Poverty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Re-committal	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 May 2002	National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 May 2002	Ways and Means — National Insurance Contributions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Apr 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill (Programme) — Programming Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2002	Enterprise Bill (Programme) — Programming Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2002	Education and Skills Training	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 19 — Leases exceeding 21 years	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 140 — Tenancies not at low rent	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2002	Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — New Clause 1 — Commencement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2002	Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Extension of amnesty period	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 2001	Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill (Programme) — Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Dec 2001	Public Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2001	Delegated Legislation — Health Professions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2001	Delegated Legislation — Nurses and Midwives	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 21 — Definition of "International Terrorism"	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2001	Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill — Repeal of Provisions of Football (Disorder) Act 2000	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2001	Election Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 1 — Registration: provision of signature and date of birth	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2001	Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2001	European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [4th Allotted Day]	tellno	no	Teller
House	Date	Subject	David Wilshire	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 May 2001	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill [Ways and Means]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2001	Health and Social Care Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2001	Armed Forces Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2001	Homes Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 - Consolidated Fund Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Urban Regeneration	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Apr 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2000	Supplementary Vote on Account 2000-01	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Dec 1999	Government Resources and Accounts Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Food Standards Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Delegated Legislation - Terms and Conditions of Employment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Delegated Legislation - Taxes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Extent	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc: Northern Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Delegated Legislation - International Immunities and Privileges	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Delegated Legislation - Northern Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Delegated Legislation - Northern Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Delegated Legislation - International Immunities and Privileges	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Business of the House (Railways Bill)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Business of the House (Railways Bill)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1999	Local Government Bill [Money] (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Transitional arrangements for existing assisted pupils	tellno	no	Teller

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
42%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
57%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Ban fox hunting
41%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
15%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
42%	Easier access to abortion
12%	European Union Integration - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
58%	Fully Elected House of Lords
76%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
75%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
0%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
14%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	Human Rights and Equality
38%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	Increase VAT
58%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
99%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
16%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
0%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Nuclear power - For
44%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
42%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
67%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
21%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
85%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
74%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
27%	Smoking ban - In favour
53%	Stop climate change
50%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
75%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
99%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
92%	University education fees - Should be free
6%	University Tuition Fees - For
46%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	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%	John Howell	Henley	Con
89.2%	John Maples	Stratford-on-Avon	Con
88.4%	Humfrey Malins	Woking	Con
87.5%	Mark Pritchard	The Wrekin	Con
87.4%	Patrick Cormack	South Staffordshire	Con

Voting Record — David Wilshire MP, Spelthorne (10643)

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