Voting Record — Liam Fox MP, Woodspring (10213)

Liam Fox

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	Con	8 votes out of 560, 1.4%	560 votes out of 1288, 43.5%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	3 votes out of 551, 0.5%	551 votes out of 1246, 44.2%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	0 votes out of 689, 0.0%	689 votes out of 1273, 54.1%	0 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	Liam Fox	Con Vote	Rôle
25 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023	Became Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
26 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee
19 Jan 2022	Became Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee
24 Jul 2019	Stopped being The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade,
13 Jul 2016	Became The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade,
14 Oct 2011	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Defence,
12 May 2010	Became The Secretary of State for Defence,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Defence,
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
7 Dec 2005	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Defence,
7 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs),
10 May 2005	Became Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs),
10 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister without Portfolio,
10 May 2005	Stopped being Co-Chair, Conservative Party,
House	Date	Subject	Liam Fox	Con Vote	Rôle
10 Nov 2003	Became Shadow Minister without Portfolio,
10 Nov 2003	Became Co-Chair, Conservative Party,
10 Nov 2003	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Health,
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	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Liam Fox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
15 Jun 1999	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Health,
15 Jun 1999	Stopped being Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales),
2 Jun 1998	Became Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales),
1 May 1997	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office),
23 Jul 1996	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office),
23 Jul 1996	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
28 Nov 1995	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
28 Nov 1995	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
27 Oct 1994	Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
20 Jul 1994	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
27 Apr 1992	Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee

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
89%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
70%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
58%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
77%	Asylum System - More strict
75%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
84%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
13%	Ban fox hunting
23%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
87%	Business and community control of schools: For
92%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
92%	Closed Material Proceedure
77%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
3%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
70%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
93%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
14%	Easier access to abortion
80%	Employee Shareholder Status
66%	Employment rights
84%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
25%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
78%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
32%	European Union Integration - For
81%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
36%	Fire Safety
43%	Fixed Term Parliaments
16%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
13%	Fox hunting - Ban
61%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
76%	Fully Elected House of Lords
30%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
24%	Further devolution to Scotland
23%	Further devolution to Wales
54%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
94%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
17%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
80%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
41%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
24%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
72%	HS2 - In Favour
24%	Human Rights and Equality
25%	Identity cards - For introduction
48%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
67%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
95%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
78%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
60%	Increase the state pension age
74%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
74%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
23%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
54%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
37%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
68%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
61%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
25%	More funds for social care
38%	More powers for local councils
48%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
39%	No detention without charge or trial
29%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
68%	Nuclear power - For
34%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	Post office closures - against
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
69%	Privatise Royal Mail
53%	Promote Occupational Pensions
26%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
15%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
93%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
47%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
70%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
58%	Reduce capital gains tax
70%	Reduce central funding for local government
20%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
80%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
67%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
79%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
68%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
99%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
24%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
78%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
83%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83%	Register of Lobbyists
14%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
38%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
67%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
38%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
64%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
74%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
15%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
24%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
40%	Same Sex Marriage - for
81%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
42%	Smoking ban - In favour
25%	State control of bus services
31%	Stop climate change
26%	Support current and former armed service members
74%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
25%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
76%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
89%	Tougher on illegal immigration
83%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
93%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
90%	University education fees - Should be free
45%	University Tuition Fees - For
95%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
22%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
21%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
36%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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
89.2%	David Mundell	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Con
87.2%	Mark Pritchard	The Wrekin	Con
87.2%	Michael Spicer	West Worcestershire	Con
87.0%	Tim Loughton	East Worthing and Shoreham	Con
86.9%	Patrick Cormack	South Staffordshire	Con

Voting Record — Liam Fox MP, Woodspring (10213)

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