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Voting Record — Lord Elis-Thomas (13234)
Lord Elis-Thomas 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 |
| 18 Oct 2016 |
still in office |
Non-affiliated |
1 vote out of 32, 3.1% |
32 votes out of 957, 3.3% |
0 times |
| 19 Jan 2012 |
17 Oct 2016 |
PC |
0 votes out of 11, 0.0% |
11 votes out of 433, 2.5% |
0 times |
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 |
| 0% |
A stricter immigration system |
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