Voting Record — MPs for Glasgow Anniesland

John Robertson

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

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
John Robertson (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 16 votes out of 958, 1.7% 958 votes out of 1246, 76.9%
John Robertson (show only their votes) 23 Nov 2000 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 179, 0.0% 179 votes out of 221, 81.0%
Donald Dewar (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 11 Oct 2000 Lab 0 votes out of 210, 0.0% 210 votes out of 997, 21.1%

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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 John Robertson MP
HouseDateSubjectJohn RobertsonLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills minorityno Rebel
Commons4 May 2004Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Constituencies and Regions minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2003Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2003House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Parliamentary Questions minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
Votes by John Robertson MP
HouseDateSubjectJohn RobertsonLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Donald Dewar MP
HouseDateSubjectDonald DewarLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller

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
9% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8% Academy Schools - for
84% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
100% Asylum System - More strict
87% Ban fox hunting
88% Bankers' Bonus Tax
85% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33% Closed Material Proceedure
22% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
66% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100% Easier access to abortion
0% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100% Energy Prices - More Affordable
50% Environmental water quality
13% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75% European Union Integration - For
8% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
52% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
87% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
31% Fully Elected House of Lords
47% Further devolution to Scotland
55% Further devolution to Wales
49% Gambling - Against permissiveness
14% GP Commissioning in the NHS
100% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
64% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
33% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
14% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
95% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
75% Human Rights and Equality
96% Identity cards - For introduction
70% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
22% Increase Air Passenger Duty
6% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
23% Increase the state pension age
10% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
54% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
98% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13% Localise Council Tax Support
41% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
95% Mass Retention of Communications Data
7% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
82% Minimum Wage
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69% More powers for local councils
20% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
51% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42% Pension auto-enrolment - For
8% Police and Crime Commissioners
96% Post office - in favour of Government policy
4% Post office closures - against
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
35% Promote Occupational Pensions
58% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83% Reduce capital gains tax
13% Reduce central funding for local government
0% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
28% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
12% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
8% Reducing the number of MPs - for
2% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
42% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
17% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
84% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
11% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
34% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
20% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Sell England's Public Forests
70% Smoking ban - In favour
100% State control of bus services
59% Stop climate change
78% Support current and former armed service members
39% 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
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
18% 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
59% University Tuition Fees - For
68% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
75% 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
96.1% Robert JacksonWantagewhilst Lab
95.8%Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLab
95.7%Mr Bill TynanHamilton SouthLab
95.6% Christine RussellCity of ChesterLab
94.8%Mrs Ann TaylorDewsburyLab

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