Voting Record — MPs for Falkirk West

Eric Joyce

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Eric Joyce (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 965, 0.3% 965 votes out of 1246, 77.4%
Eric Joyce (show only their votes) 21 Dec 2000 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 151, 0.0% 151 votes out of 177, 85.3%
Dennis Canavan (show only their votes) 27 Mar 1999 21 Nov 2000 Independent no whip 53 votes out of 539, 9.8%
Dennis Canavan (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 26 Mar 1999 Lab 12 votes out of 287, 4.2% 287 votes out of 509, 56.4%

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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 Eric Joyce MP
HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
Commons8 Jul 2003House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Eric Joyce MP
HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Dennis Canavan MP
HouseDateSubjectDennis CanavanIndependent VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majoritynone Free
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown minoritynone Free
Commons14 Feb 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - The Speaker's Committee Majoritynone Free
Commons28 Jan 2000Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Second Reading Majoritynone Free
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill Majoritynone Free
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill - Salaries Majoritynone Free
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill - Disqualification from ministerial office in United Kingdom Majoritynone Free
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill - Consequential repeal Majoritynone Free
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill Majoritynone Free
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill Majoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill - New Clause minoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill - New Clause minoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Immigration and Asylum Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous minoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments minoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minoritynone Free
Commons9 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Extent minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc: Northern Ireland minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc. minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minoritynone Free
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minoritynone Free
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minoritynone Free
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minoritynone Free
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Income support premiums payable upon termination of bereavement allowance Majoritynone Free
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Age additions Majoritynone Free
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc. Majoritynone Free
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Excessive pension contributions made by persons who have become insolvent Majoritynone Free
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Optional work-focused interviews Majoritynone Free
Commons27 Apr 1999Finance Bill - Hydrocarbon oil duties minoritynone Free
Commons31 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - '9. Compensatory award: removal of limit in certain cases Majoritynone Free
Commons31 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - Collective Bargaining: Recognition tellayenone Free Teller
Commons31 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - Employment agencies Majoritynone Free
Commons31 Mar 1999Delegated Legislation - Value Added Tax Majoritynone Free
Commons30 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - Assessment of working days lost as a result of Act Majoritynone Free
Commons30 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - Discrimination in the work-place on grounds of sexual orientation Majoritynone Free
Commons30 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - Discrimination in the work-place on grounds of age Majoritynone Free
Commons30 Mar 1999Employment Relations Bill - Small employers' exemption Majoritynone Free
Votes by Dennis Canavan MP
HouseDateSubjectDennis CanavanLab VoteRôle
Commons11 Nov 1998Scotland Bill - Constituencies, regions and regional members minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Sep 1998Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Sep 1998Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Sep 1998Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons2 Sep 1998Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill) minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 1998Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Jul 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jun 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 1998Scotland Bill - Reserved matters minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Feb 1998Iraq minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Social Security Bill minorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
13% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
32% Academy Schools - for
61% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
100% Asylum System - More strict
84% Ban fox hunting
83% Bankers' Bonus Tax
93% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32% Closed Material Proceedure
26% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
38% Cull Badgers
77% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
40% Employee Shareholder Status
50% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
57% Energy Prices - More Affordable
25% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
72% European Union Integration - For
32% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
40% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
69% Fully Elected House of Lords
34% Further devolution to Scotland
45% Further devolution to Wales
32% Gambling - Against permissiveness
7% GP Commissioning in the NHS
93% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
31% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
29% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
77% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% HS2 - In Favour
61% Human Rights and Equality
88% Identity cards - For introduction
60% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
44% Increase Air Passenger Duty
36% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
22% Increase VAT
50% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
4% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
67% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13% Localise Council Tax Support
42% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mansion Tax
25% Mass Retention of Communications Data
34% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
52% Minimum Wage
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
51% More powers for local councils
18% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
64% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42% Pension auto-enrolment - For
16% Police and Crime Commissioners
96% Post office - in favour of Government policy
4% Post office closures - against
75% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
16% Privatise Royal Mail
21% Promote Occupational Pensions
56% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
75% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
98% Reduce capital gains tax
13% Reduce central funding for local government
21% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
32% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
10% Reducing the number of MPs - for
2% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
33% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50% Register of Lobbyists
50% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
50% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
27% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
12% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
23% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
77% Same Sex Marriage - for
45% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
44% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
55% Stop climate change
63% Support current and former armed service members
67% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
61% University Tuition Fees - For
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
80% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
97.3% Robert JacksonWantagewhilst Lab
97.1%Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLab
96.8% Paul MurphyTorfaenLab
96.6% Ian McCartneyMakerfieldLab
96.5%Mr Peter MandelsonHartlepoolLab

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