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Voting Record — Lord Allen of Abbeydale (13381)
Lord Allen of Abbeydale is currently
Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).
Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the
majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was
a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
See also all votes... attended | possible
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this Lord and each of the policies in the database, according to their
voting record.
| Agreement | Policy |
| 50% |
A stricter immigration system |
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