Voting Record — David Clelland MP, Tyne Bridge (10118)

David Clelland

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
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	16 votes out of 984, 1.6%	984 votes out of 1288, 76.4%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	9 votes out of 953, 0.9%	953 votes out of 1246, 76.5%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 1128, 0.1%	1128 votes out of 1273, 88.6%	122 times

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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	David Clelland	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
10 Aug 2009	Became Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
24 Apr 2009	Stopped being Member, North East Regional Select Committee
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	minority	no	Rebel
4 Mar 2009	Became Member, North East Regional Select Committee
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became Member, Transport Committee
House	Date	Subject	David Clelland	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee
28 May 2004	Became Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	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	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
11 Jun 2001	Stopped being Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury
House	Date	Subject	David Clelland	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 May 2001	Social Security Fraud Bill - New Clause 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Prohibition or Restriction of use of Symbol, Name or Emblem	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Feb 2001	Homes Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
6 Feb 2001	Became Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury
6 Feb 2001	Stopped being Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
Commons	30 Jan 2001	Vehicles (Crime) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2000	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Nov 2000	Immigration Appeals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Nov 2000	London Underground (Public-Private Partnership) — Welcomes the implementation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Nov 2000	London Underground (Public-Private Partnership) — Lack of openness	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2000	As amended in the Standing Committee, considered. - Exclusion from benefits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jul 2000	Football Disorder Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Delegated Legislation - Data Protection	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Jun 2000	Learning and Skills Bill — Abolish arrangements to allow a ballot of parents on whether grammar schools should keep selective admission policies — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2000	Football Hooliganism	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 May 2000	Transport Bill - Purposes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 May 2000	Transport Bill - Use of receipts from licensing schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 May 2000	Finance Bill - Rates: conveyance or transfer on sale	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 May 2000	Finance Bill - Double Taxation Relief	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Purpose of Act	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Special provision for Northern Ireland parties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Feb 2000	Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Date of poll	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - The Speaker's Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill - Restrictions on financial promotion	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill - The Authority's general duties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2000	Health Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 1999	Representation of the People Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Greater London Authority Bill - New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Greater London Authority Bill - Control of subsidiaries	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 1999	Home Office Issues	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 1999	Transport Safety	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jul 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Collective Bargaining: Recognition	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jul 1999	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 1999	Northern Ireland Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1999	Dairy Industry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 1999	Passport Delays	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 1999	Tax Credits Bill - Payment of tax credit by employers etc	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 1999	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 1999	Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Value Added Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Small employers' exemption	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Mar 1999	Council Tax Increases	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 1999	Policing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1999	House of Lords Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1999	House of Lords Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 1999	Sierra Leone	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Feb 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Feb 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 1999	Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, Etc.) Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 1999	Planning	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 1999	Planning	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 1999	Government Information	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 1998	Northern Ireland Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Nov 1998	Scotland Bill - Constituencies, regions and regional members	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jul 1998	Northern Ireland Bill - Transferred, excepted and reserved matters	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jul 1998	Rural Areas	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 1998	Government and Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 1998	Human Rights Bill [Lords] - Guarantee of non-discrimination	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] - Title	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jun 1998	Electoral System	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 1998	Scotland Bill - Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 1998	Scotland Bill - Stages of Bills	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 May 1998	Competition Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 May 1998	Competition Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Rates of duties and rebates	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Rate of duty on beer	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Apr 1998	Trade Union Recognition	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 1998	Regional Development Agencies Bill - Vesting and acquisition of land: supplementary provisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 1998	Regional Development Agencies Bill - Acquisition of land	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill - Adjudicators	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill - Reinstitution of standards for educational premises	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill - Discontinuance of maintained rural primary schools	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Review of alternative voting systems	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 1998	Taxation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 1998	Government of Wales Bill - Decisions affecting vital interests of a region	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 1998	Railways	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 1998	Protection of the Countryside	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 1997	European Community Documents - European Police Office (Definition of Treaties)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 1997	European Community Documents - European Police Office (Immunities and Privileges)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 1997	Government of Wales Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 1997	Government of Wales Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 1997	Government of Wales Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 1997	Public Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 1997	Public Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Disabled persons: exemption.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jul 1997	Finance Bill - Stamp duty on conveyance or transfer on sale	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jul 1997	Finance Bill - Withdrawal of relief on medical insurance premiums	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 1997	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 1997	Finance Bill - Mortgage Interest Payments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1997	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 9. Vehicle excise duty (increase in rates)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1997	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 3. Spirits (rate of duty)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1997	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 1997	London Underground	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 1997	London Underground - NHS Services (Charging)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jun 1997	Common Agricultural Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Exemption for national competition shooters	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 1997	The Economy and European Affairs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 1997	The Economy and European Affairs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 1997	The Economy and European Affairs	tellno	no	Teller
6 May 1997	Became Assistant Whip, HM Treasury

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
10%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
32%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
92%	Easier access to abortion
92%	European Union Integration - For
70%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
37%	Fully Elected House of Lords
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
75%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	Human Rights and Equality
96%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Increase VAT
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
100%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
28%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
95%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
0%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
9%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
25%	Smoking ban - In favour
74%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
21%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - Should be free
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
99%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	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
98.9%	John Reid	Airdrie and Shotts	Lab
97.2%	Bob Blizzard	Waveney	Lab
97.0%	Frank Roy	Motherwell and Wishaw	Lab
97.0%	John Spellar	Warley	Lab
97.0%	Bruce George	Walsall South	Lab

Voting Record — David Clelland MP, Tyne Bridge (10118)

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