Voting Record — Alistair Darling MP, Edinburgh South West (10153)

Alistair Darling

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 10 Dec 2015 28 Jul 2020 Lab 0 votes out of 67, 0.0% 67 votes out of 324, 20.7% 0 times
Edinburgh South West 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 0 votes out of 537, 0.0% 537 votes out of 1239, 43.3% 0 times
Edinburgh South West 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 4 votes out of 541, 0.7% 541 votes out of 1288, 42.0% 0 times
Edinburgh Central 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 2 votes out of 639, 0.3% 639 votes out of 1246, 51.3% 0 times
Edinburgh Central 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 734, 0.1% 734 votes out of 1273, 57.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectLord Darling of RoulanishLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
4 Mar 2020Stopped being Member, Economic Affairs Committee
25 May 2016Became Member, Economic Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectAlistair DarlingLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer,
12 May 2010Became Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer,
6 May 2010Stopped being The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
HouseDateSubjectAlistair DarlingLab VoteRôle
28 Jun 2007Became The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Secretary of State for Trade and Industry,
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
5 May 2006Became Secretary of State for Trade and Industry,
5 May 2006Stopped being The Secretary of State for Transport,
5 May 2006Stopped being The Secretary of State for Scotland,
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectAlistair DarlingLab VoteRôle
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
12 Jun 2003Became The Secretary of State for Scotland,
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
29 May 2002Became The Secretary of State for Transport,
29 May 2002Stopped being The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
8 Jun 2001Became The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
8 Jun 2001Stopped being Secretary of State for Social Security,
HouseDateSubjectAlistair DarlingLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
27 Jul 1998Became Secretary of State for Social Security,
27 Jul 1998Stopped being The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
3 May 1997Became The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
1 May 1997Stopped being Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
1 Jul 1996Became Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
1 Jul 1996Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
11 Apr 1992Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
9 Apr 1992Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jul 1988Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
69% A stricter immigration system
50% Assisted Dying
94% Control Orders
65% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
82% Energy Prices - More Affordable
64% European Union Integration - For
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
21% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
4% Post office closures - against
100% Public Ownership of Railways
76% Rail Fares - Lower
29% Register of Lobbyists
87% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
21% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
56% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
8% University education fees - Should be free
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16

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