Voting Record — Austin Mitchell MP, Great Grimsby (10436)

Austin Mitchell

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
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	9 votes out of 647, 1.4%	647 votes out of 1239, 52.2%	1 time
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	47 votes out of 660, 7.1%	660 votes out of 1288, 51.2%	1 time
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	31 votes out of 663, 4.7%	663 votes out of 1246, 53.2%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	24 votes out of 759, 3.2%	759 votes out of 1273, 59.6%	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	Austin Mitchell	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Commission
Commons	13 Jan 2015	Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2014	Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Sep 2014	UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2011	Youth Employment Bill — Youth Training and Employment — Bank Bonus Budget Tax	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Part 3 — Question for referendum on the system for electing MPs	tellaye	aye	Teller
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Public Accounts Commission
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
House	Date	Subject	Austin Mitchell	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 29 — Referendum on voting systems	minority	aye	Rebel
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	6 Jan 2010	Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits	minority	no	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
29 Oct 2009	Became Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
Commons	17 Jun 2009	Prime Minister — Clause 29 — Regulations etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 4 — Loitering: decriminalisation of under 18 year olds	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Delegated Legislation — Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204)	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2008	Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2008	Deferred Divisions — Immigration	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 16 — Earnings link	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No. 8)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Union from regulating the conservation of marine biological resources — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No.2) — Lisbon Treaty (No.1) — (1st Allotted Day)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in terms of justice and home affairs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jun 2007	Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill — Report Stage — Independent regulatory authority for bailiffs and enforcement agents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jun 2007	Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill — Report Stage — Uniforms for enforcement agents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	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 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	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	minority	aye	Rebel
5 Dec 2005	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Access to the National Identity Register	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Austin Mitchell	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2005	Railways Bill — Transfer Schemes at End of Franchising Agreements	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Clause 226 — Gaming machines: Categories A to D	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Clause 170 — Casino premises licence: overall limits	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Carry-over of Bills	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Deferred Divisions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Constitution for Europe (Referendum)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2002	Enterprise Bill — Clause 21 — Duty To Make References In Relation To Completed Mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Parliamentary Questions	minority	no	Rebel
19 Jul 2001	Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Austin Mitchell	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Agriculture Committee
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Nov 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Information held for the purpose of investigation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Nov 2000	Immigration Appeals	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2000	Insolvency Bill [Lords] - Section 309(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 to apply to nominees	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	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill - Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system	minority	no	Rebel
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, Agriculture Committee
Commons	16 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Prohibition of small-calibre pistols	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Jul 1989	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
1 Jul 1988	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
1 Jul 1985	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
1 Jul 1979	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),

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
19%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8%	Academy Schools - for
77%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
33%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
80%	Asylum System - More strict
50%	Ban fox hunting
87%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
42%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
42%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50%	Closed Material Proceedure
27%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
55%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Cull Badgers
50%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
92%	Easier access to abortion
20%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
93%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
13%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
47%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Fixed Term Parliaments
60%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
50%	Fox hunting - Ban
68%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
25%	Fully Elected House of Lords
55%	Further devolution to Scotland
50%	Further devolution to Wales
64%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
75%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
35%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
14%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
72%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	HS2 - In Favour
94%	Human Rights and Equality
66%	Identity cards - For introduction
70%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
33%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
8%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
23%	Increase the state pension age
23%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
58%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
4%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
67%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
39%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mansion Tax
62%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
22%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
89%	Minimum Wage
69%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70%	More powers for local councils
34%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
97%	Nuclear power - For
63%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
16%	Police and Crime Commissioners
93%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
7%	Post office closures - against
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
1%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
85%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
8%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
15%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
8%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
2%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
63%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
38%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50%	Register of Lobbyists
84%	Regulate letting agent fees
67%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
61%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
36%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
16%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
12%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
98%	Right to strike
50%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
80%	Same Sex Marriage - for
16%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
66%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
55%	Stop climate change
63%	Support current and former armed service members
47%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2%	Termination of pregnancy - against
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8%	Trade Unions - Restrict
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
33%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
10%	University education fees - Should be free
60%	University Tuition Fees - For
39%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
98%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
75%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Austin Mitchell MP, Great Grimsby (10436)

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