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Voting Record — Lord Field of Birkenhead (10197)

Lord Field of Birkenhead is currently

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	6 Oct 2020	23 Apr 2024	Crossbench	15 votes out of 73, 20.5%	73 votes out of 574, 12.7%	0 times
House of Lords	11 Sep 2020	5 Oct 2020	Non-affiliated	0 votes out of 0	0 votes out of 19, 0.0%	0 times
Birkenhead	30 Aug 2018	6 Nov 2019	Independent	no whip	137 votes out of 231, 59.3%	0 times
Birkenhead	9 Jun 2017	29 Aug 2018	Lab	32 votes out of 111, 28.8%	111 votes out of 232, 47.8%	0 times
Birkenhead	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	20 votes out of 249, 8.0%	249 votes out of 467, 53.3%	1 time
Birkenhead	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	21 votes out of 751, 2.8%	751 votes out of 1239, 60.6%	0 times
Birkenhead	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	82 votes out of 757, 10.8%	757 votes out of 1288, 58.8%	2 times
Birkenhead	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	56 votes out of 834, 6.7%	834 votes out of 1246, 66.9%	2 times
Birkenhead	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	26 votes out of 863, 3.0%	863 votes out of 1273, 67.8%	0 times

External Links

See Lord Field of Birkenhead's Parliamentary speeches at: TheyWorkForYou.com

Interesting Votes

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).

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Policy Comparisons

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