Voting Record — MPs for Blaydon

Liz Twist

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Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Liz Twist (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	still in office	Lab	2 votes out of 310, 0.6%	310 votes out of 375, 82.7%
Liz Twist (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 386, 0.0%	386 votes out of 463, 83.4%
David Anderson (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	1 vote out of 274, 0.4%	274 votes out of 467, 58.7%
David Anderson (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	5 votes out of 685, 0.7%	685 votes out of 1239, 55.3%
David Anderson (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	7 votes out of 1004, 0.7%	1004 votes out of 1288, 78.0%
Mr John McWilliam (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	16 votes out of 867, 1.8%	867 votes out of 1246, 69.6%
Mr John McWilliam (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	8 votes out of 841, 1.0%	841 votes out of 1273, 66.1%

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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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Votes by Liz Twist MP
House	Date	Subject	Liz Twist	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 106 - Habitats Regulations: limits on powers to amend	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 106 - Habitats Regulations: limits on powers to amend	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 78 - Storm overflows	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 72 - Protection of pollinators from pesticides	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 24 - Guidance on the OEP’s enforcement policy and functions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 4 - Environmental targets: effect	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 2 - Environmental targets: particulate matter	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Sep 2021	Elections Bill (Instruction)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2021	Nationality and Borders Bill — [2nd Allocated Day]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2021	Nationality and Borders Bill — [2nd Allocated Day]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 98 - Offence of pet theft	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 98 - Offence of pet theft	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 97 - Video recorded cross-examination or re-examination of complainants in respect of sexual offences and modern slavery offences	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 89 - Minimum sentence for an offence under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 62 - Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 31 - Offence of assaulting etc. retail worker	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jun 2021	Protecting Britain’s Steel Industry	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jun 2021	Planning Decisions: Local Involvement	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 Jun 2021	Protecting the Public and Justice for Victims	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 2021	Investing in Children and Young People	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jun 2021	Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — Clause 6 - Information	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jun 2021	Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 12 - Well consents for hydraulic fracturing: cessation of issue and termination	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 25 - Duty to prepare a Tree Strategy for England	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 May 2021	Telecommunications (Security) Bill — New Clause 3 - Network diversification	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 May 2021	Telecommunications (Security) Bill — New Clause 2 - Provision of information to the Intelligence and Security Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 May 2021	Telecommunications (Security) Bill — New Clause 1 - OFCOM’s Annual Report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2021	Finance Bill — Schedule 24 - Penalties for deliberately withholding information	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 May 2021	Finance Bill — New Clause 24 - Review of impact of 2% non-resident surcharge	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2021	Finance Bill — New Clause 25 - Reporting on the impact of new arrangements on each freeport	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2021	Finance Bill — Clause 9 - Super-deductions and other temporary first-year allowances	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2021	Finance Bill — New Clause 23 - Review of impact of a global minimum rate of corporation tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2021	A Plan for the NHS and Social Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2021	A Plan for the NHS and Social Care	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2021	A Plan for the NHS and Social Care	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 May 2021	Affordable and Safe Housing for All	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2021	Trade Bill — After Clause 2 - Parliamentary approval of international trade agreements and treaties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2021	Trade Bill — After Clause 2 - Parliamentary approval of international trade agreements and treaties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2021	Trade Bill — After Clause 2 - Parliamentary approval of international trade agreements and treaties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — Schedule 20 - Amendment of REACH legislation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 2 - Environmental targets: particulate matter	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 5 - State of nature target	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 1 - Environmental Principles: Public Authorities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2021	Council Tax: Government’s Proposed Increase	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2021	Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2021	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 7 - Regulation of buy-now-pay-later firms	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2020	Committee on Standards	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — After Clause 6	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — After Clause 5	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — After Clause 4	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 - Reports of the Boundary Commissions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Sep 2020	The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2020	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Sep 2020	The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Sep 2020	Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2020	Trade Bill — New Clause 4 — Parliamentary Approval — Trade Agreements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — New Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval for Changes to Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — New Clause 1 — Permissable Variation of Electorate per Constituency	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2020	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme — House of Commons Debates on Sanctions in Individual Cases	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2020	Austerity — Health Inequalities — Public Health	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2020	Flooding — Independent Review	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Feb 2020	Transport — Eliminate Substantial Majority of Emissions by 2030	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2020	Homelessness and Rough Sleeping	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2020	Policing and Crime — Recruit More Officers — Neighbourhood Policing	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2020	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 2 — Protecting Workers’ Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2020	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 37 — Arrangements with EU About Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by Liz Twist MP
House	Date	Subject	Liz Twist	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	14 May 2019	Publication of Health and Social Care Documents	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by David Anderson MP
House	Date	Subject	David Anderson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by David Anderson MP
House	Date	Subject	David Anderson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2013	Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — Clause 1 — Transparancy of Political Donations — Start Date	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Sep 2011	Energy Bill — Clause 42 — Bring Forward Date Landlords of Private Rented Homes Must Follow Domestic Energy Efficiency Regulations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Sep 2011	Energy Bill — New Clause 1 — Purpose of Green Deal Loans	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 — Police and Crime Commissioners	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 — Police and Crime Commissioners	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Transfer of Responsibilities on Abolition of Strategic Health Authorities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Should Secretary of State for Health "Secure" or "Provide or Secure" Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Opposition Day — The Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 May 2011	Opposition Day — Police and Crime Commissioners	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — Clause 90 — Production of Joint Infrastructure Planning Guidance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 29 — Retail Diversity Scheme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 15 — Clarification Local Finance Considerations Can Be Taken Into Account When Determining Planning Application	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — New Schedule 1 — Police and Crime Panels	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — New Clause 5 — Memorandum of Understanding on Roles of Chief Constables vs Police and Crime Commissioners	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2011	Budget Resolution — Capital Allowances — Tax Breaks for Investing in Machinery and Green Technology	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2011	March 2011 Budget	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2011	Scotland Bill — New Clause 19 — Devolution of Powers Relating to Food Labelling and Content	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2011	Scotland Bill — New Clause 9 — Devolution of Responsibility for Rail Services to the Scottish Parliament	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Opposition Day — Youth Unemployment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2011	Opposition Day — Education Maintenance Allowance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2011	Opposition Day — Education Maintenance Allowance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2011	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — New Clause 4 — Power of the Monarch to Decide When Parliament Meets	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2011	Postal Services Bill — Third Reading — Privatisation of Royal Mail	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Annual Report on Court Challenge of Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 12 — Boundary Commission proposals: publicity and consultation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2010	Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Electoral Registration and Reports of the Boundary Commissions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Review Welsh Parliamentry Constituancies With Respect to Further Devoloution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Superannuation Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Superannuation Bill — Clause 1 — Limits on value of benefits provided under civil service compensation scheme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Superannuation Bill — New Clause 1 — Consents required for civil service compensation scheme modifications	tellno	no	Teller
Votes by David Anderson MP
House	Date	Subject	David Anderson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	16 Oct 2009	Clause 4 — Commencement and retrospective effect	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2009	Clause 4 — Commencement and retrospective effect	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2009	Clause 2 — Pleural thickening and asbestosis	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr John McWilliam MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John McWilliam	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Constitution for Europe (Referendum)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr John McWilliam MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John McWilliam	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Mar 2001	Procedure (Remediation of Contaminated Land) - Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel

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
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Asylum System - More strict
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
16%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
0%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
82%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
73%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
73%	Further devolution to Scotland
78%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	HS2 - In Favour
100%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
8%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
25%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase VAT
41%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Minumum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
86%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
92%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
100%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
92%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
66%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
84%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Stop climate change
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2017-present, 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.

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