Voting Record — Mr Tam Dalyell MP, Linlithgow (10152)

Mr Tam Dalyell

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
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	60 votes out of 592, 10.1%	592 votes out of 1246, 47.5%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	51 votes out of 851, 6.0%	851 votes out of 1273, 66.8%	1 time

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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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House	Date	Subject	Mr Tam Dalyell	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendments — Burden of Proof	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Amendment — Sunset Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Duration of Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Lords' Amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Clauses 1 to 13	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — New Clause 6 — Court of Terrorism Control	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Alteration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Committee of the whole House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading — Amendment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jul 2004	Iraq — Adjournment Debate	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2004	Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2004	Iraq — Security Situation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2003	Iraq — Foreign Affairs Committee Report	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Jun 2003	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Nov 2002	Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Permanent Arrangements for Westminster Hall, Thursday Sittings and Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	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	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	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 (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 17 — Disclosure Powers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 109 — Implementation of the third pillar	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Indefinite detention of suspected terrorists	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Terrorist certification by Home Secretary	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2001	Coalition Against International Terrorism — Deployment of UK Forces to Afghanistan	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2001	Ministerial Conduct (DTLR)	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Tam Dalyell	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - After clause 61	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2000	Stem Cell Research	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2000	House of Commons (Reserved Matters)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2000	Armed Forces (Minimum Age of Recruitment)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	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 — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2000	Defence White Paper — Decline to approve	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2000	Northern Ireland Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2000	Northern Ireland Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jan 2000	Line of Route	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Feb 1998	Iraq	tellno	aye	Rebel 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.

Agreement	Policy
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Assisted Dying
92%	Asylum System - More strict
50%	Ban fox hunting
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
6%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
50%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
20%	Fully Elected House of Lords
25%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
52%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
68%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
58%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
26%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Minimum Wage
73%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
56%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
92%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
8%	Post office closures - against
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
11%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
82%	Smoking ban - In favour
86%	Stop climate change
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
73%	University education fees - Should be free
47%	University Tuition Fees - For
8%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
86.2%	Mr John Hume	Foyle	SDLP
83.4%	Peter Kilfoyle	Liverpool, Walton	Lab
83.3%	Clare Short	Birmingham, Ladywood	Lab
83.3%	Mr Llew Smith	Blaenau Gwent	Lab
82.7%	Dr Jim Marshall	Leicester South	Lab

Voting Record — Mr Tam Dalyell MP, Linlithgow (10152)

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