Voting Record — MPs for Morley and Rothwell

Colin Challen

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

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Colin Challen (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	33 votes out of 931, 3.5%	931 votes out of 1288, 72.3%
Colin Challen (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	19 votes out of 1079, 1.8%	1079 votes out of 1246, 86.6%
Mr John Gunnell (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	0 votes out of 569, 0.0%	569 votes out of 1273, 44.7%

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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 Colin Challen MP
House	Date	Subject	Colin Challen	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Schedule 1 — Explicit Approval of Lord Chief Justice Required for Minister to Suspend Coroner's Inquiry -rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Right of oral representations — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Secretary of State to have final say — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	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 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2006	Orders of the Day — Clause 70 — LEAs in England: provision of travel arrangements etc for children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2006	Point of Order — Clause 2 — Meaning of "charitable purpose"	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Clause 1 — Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jun 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Second Reading	both	aye	Rebel
Votes by Colin Challen MP
House	Date	Subject	Colin Challen	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2004	School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Parliamentary Questions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	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	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr John Gunnell MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Gunnell	Lab Vote	Rôle
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.

Agreement	Policy
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
88%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
92%	Easier access to abortion
93%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
37%	Fully Elected House of Lords
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
50%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
77%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Increase VAT
50%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
97%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
41%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
7%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
61%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
97%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
3%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
50%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
41%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
99%	Smoking ban - In favour
82%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2%	Termination of pregnancy - against
33%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
50%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - Should be free
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
42%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, 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
97.3%	Shaun Woodward	St Helens South	Lab
97.3%	Yvette Cooper	Pontefract and Castleford	Lab
97.2%	John Robertson	Glasgow North West	Lab
97.0%	Anne Begg	Aberdeen South	Lab
96.9%	Gordon Banks	Ochil and South Perthshire	Lab

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