Voting Record — Bob Russell MP, Colchester (10521)

Bob Russell

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 LDem 35 votes out of 1004, 3.5% 1004 votes out of 1239, 81.0% 10 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 31 votes out of 1098, 2.8% 1098 votes out of 1288, 85.2% 40 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 27 votes out of 1132, 2.4% 1132 votes out of 1246, 90.9% 55 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 24 votes out of 1130, 2.1% 1130 votes out of 1273, 88.8% 19 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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HouseDateSubjectBob RussellLDem VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2014Reappointment of Ian Kennedy as Chair of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Sep 2014Affordable Homes Bill — Second Reading — Housing Benefit Penalty for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms — Exemptions tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Sep 2014Affordable Homes Bill — Move to A Vote on Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jun 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — New Clause 6 — Prison for Second Offence of Carrying a Knife tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jun 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jun 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jun 2013Opposition Day — Badger Cull minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jun 2013Opposition Day — Badger Cull minorityno Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 16 — Review Civil Partnerships Following Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples tellnono Teller
Commons15 May 2013Queen's Speech — EU Referendum tellnono Teller
Commons24 Jan 2013Reduce Voting Age to 16 tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Nov 2012Increased Commercialisation of the House of Commons to Generate Income minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2012Draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 — Minimum Welfare Standards minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2012Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2012Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2012Backbench Business — Indexation of Occupational Pensions minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs — Exemptions from Benefit Reductions Due to Excess Bedrooms minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 131 — Exemption from Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Fees minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those With Cancer minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth minorityaye Rebel
14 Nov 2011Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
24 Oct 2011Became Member, Defence Committee
Commons19 Oct 2011House of Commons Recess Dates — Winter 2011-12 minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2011Youth Employment Bill — Youth Training and Employment — Bank Bonus Budget Tax minorityaye Rebel
8 Mar 2011Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons10 Feb 2011Backbench Business — Voting by Prisoners Majorityno Rebel
17 Jan 2011Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons12 Jan 2011Postal Services Bill — New Clause 2 — Minimum 10 Year Agreement With Post Office Limited Required before Royal Mail Sale tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons9 Dec 2010University Tuition Fee Cap — Set Basic Limit at £6,000 Per Year minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Dec 2010University Tuition Fee Cap — Raise Upper Limit to £9,000 Per Year minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2010Opposition Day — School Sports Funding bothno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2010Housing Benefit bothno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — number and distribution of seats minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2010Superannuation Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Programme minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
26 Jul 2010Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — No Increase in VAT Rate for Charities — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax bothno Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2010Emergency Budget — Value Added Tax minorityaye Rebel
23 Jun 2010Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Defence),
6 May 2010Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
HouseDateSubjectBob RussellLDem VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Business of the House — Chair (Terminology) minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2010Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services bothunknown Unknown
Commons12 Oct 2009New Member — Clause 18 — Trust special administrators: consequential amendments Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Mar 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons16 Mar 2009Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Mar 2009Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Mar 2009Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Feb 2009Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Government Capital Expenditure tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jan 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Condemn the Coroners and Justice Bill — rejected tellayeaye Teller
12 Jan 2009Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons17 Dec 2008Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15% tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Cannabis — reclassification from class C back to class B Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Register of dormant accounts tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 78 — Constitutional arrangements tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2008Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day] — Immigration Controls tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jul 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 40 — Fixed monetary penalties: procedure tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jul 2008Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill — Clause 3 — Applications tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jun 2008Climate Change Bill — Timetable tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness bothno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2008Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Repossessions and the Housing Market tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Feb 2008Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Third Reading bothaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2008Points of Order — Local Government Finance tellnono Teller
Commons11 Dec 2007Justice — European Affairs bothunknown Unknown
Commons3 Dec 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 15 — Repeal of sections 6 and 46 tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Dec 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 7 — Approval of Operational Plan tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Jul 2007Opposition Day — [17th allotted day] — Alleged Overseas Corruption tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jul 2007Opposition Day — [17th allotted day] — Alleged Overseas Corruption tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — Schedule 1 — The London Free Travel Scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Jun 2007Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill — Report Stage — Independent regulatory authority for bailiffs and enforcement agents tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Jun 2007Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill — Report Stage — Uniforms for enforcement agents tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jun 2007Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jun 2007Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Mar 2007Communications Allowance — establishment Majorityno Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2007Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information) minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 11 — Safeguards tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New clause 76 — Expenditure on lobbying tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Oct 2006Green Taxes — Amendment tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 2 — Regulation by Secretary of State of noise and vibration from aircraft tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Aerodrome charges: noise and emissions tellnono Teller
Commons9 Oct 2006New Clause 6 — Immediate Suspension and Revocation of Drivers' Licences — New Clause 1 — Driving with Illegal Drugs bothunknown Unknown
Commons18 Jul 2006Government of Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 94 — Legislative competence: supplementary bothno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Ministers to act reasonably tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 May 2006Orders of the Day — Schedule 2 — Amendments to the Police Act 1996 tellayeaye Teller
9 May 2006Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
2 May 2006Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
24 Apr 2006Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2006Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 92 — Assembly measures tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2006Child Support Agency tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jan 2006Electoral Administration Bill — New Clause 1 — Personal Identifiers (Absent Voters) tellayeaye Teller
19 Dec 2005Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons16 Nov 2005Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons26 Oct 2005Terrorism Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons18 Oct 2005Identity Cards Bill — Recommittal to Select Committee tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Oct 2005Civil Aviation Bill — New Clause 5 — Reporting of Banned Airlines tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 2005Consumer Credit Bill — New Clause 1 — Data Sharing tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees minorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
12 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons11 Jul 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Clause 1 — Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jun 2005National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading) tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jun 2005EU Constitution bothunknown Unknown
Commons25 May 2005Loyal Address — Liberal Democrat amendment — rejected tellayeaye Teller
10 May 2005Became Shadow Minister (Defence),
10 May 2005Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
HouseDateSubjectBob RussellLDem VoteRôle
Commons6 Apr 2005Railways Bill — Clause 13 — Railway Functions of Passenger Transport Executives tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 21 — outlaws modifications to vehicles that could increase injury tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Committee of the whole House tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons21 Feb 2005Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill — New Clause 15 — Waste Minimisation tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Feb 2005Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc. tellnono Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area tellnono Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — New Clause 3 — Racial and religious hatred tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jan 2005Gambling Bill — Casino conditions tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2004Identity Cards Bill [Money] tellnono Teller
Commons20 Dec 2004Identity Cards Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 17 — Application by prosecution for certain counts to be tried without a jury tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2004St. George's Day (Public Holiday) minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
15 Sep 2004Stopped being Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons19 Jul 2004New Clause 1 — Infection control standards — Clause 5 — Co-operation tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2004Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 17 — Environmental principles for purposes of Part 1 tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 May 2004Local Government Finance tellayeaye Teller
29 Apr 2004Became Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons26 Apr 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 — Membership Of The Commission tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Mar 2004Higher Education Bill — Meaning of "the relevant authority" tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Feb 2004Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Privy Counsel Report tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Dec 2003Delegated Legislation — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 tellnono Teller
Commons15 Dec 2003Child Trust Funds Bill tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 3 — General Duty of Regulator tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 254 — Determination of Minimum Term in Relation to Mandatory Life Sentence tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 146 — General Limit on Magistrates' Court's Power to Impose Imprisonment tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 4 — Use of Telephones for Review of Police Detention tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2003Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] — New Clause tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 11 — Consultation On The Cost Of Environmental Protection Measures tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Nov 2003Modernisation minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2003Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation Majorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2003Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 2 — Prescribed limits tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Mar 2003Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003 tellnono Teller
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2003European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2002Nuclear Power — Will be addressed on its own merits tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jul 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] — Clause 40 — Community Safety Accreditation Schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jul 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd allotted day] — New Clause 8 — Continued deployment of traffic wardens tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Jun 2002Delegated Legislation — Criminal Law tellnono Teller
Commons24 Jun 2002Export Control Bill — Clause 1 — Export controls tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 15 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or asylum claim: transitional provision tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 14 — Establishment of centres tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 May 2002Post Office Closures — Deep concern — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons8 May 2002Finance Bill — Clause 26 — Charge and rates for 2002–03 tellnono Teller
Commons23 Apr 2002Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellnono Teller
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 1 — Landlord's share of marriage value tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Feb 2002Education Bill — Power of school to innovate without permission of the Secretary of State — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jan 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2002Civil Defence (Grant) Bill — Clause 2 — General tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Jan 2002Identity Card minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2002Railways tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jan 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause 10 — The Commission for Health Improvement:amendment to section 20 of the Health Act 1999 tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Government Amendments tellnono Teller
Commons14 Nov 2001Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of Provisions of Football (Disorder) Act 2000 tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 2001International Development Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectBob RussellLDem VoteRôle
Commons2 May 2001City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) - Interpretation minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Apr 2001Rural Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Apr 2001Finance Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill - Charge to aggregates levy tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Nov 2000Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - Definitions tellnono Teller
Commons14 Nov 2000Parliamentary Oath (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Jun 2000Britain's Strategic Interests tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jun 2000Britain's Strategic Interests tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 May 2000Common Agricultural Policy bothunknown Unknown
Commons8 May 2000Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Failure to Comply with a Notice to Disclose a Key to Protected Information tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 May 2000Finance Bill - Charge and rates for 2000-01 tellnono Teller
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Rate of Introduction of State Second Pension tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2000Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Age additions tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill - Expiry and revival (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Feb 2000Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2000Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Feb 2000Social Security tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons17 Jan 2000Post Office Services tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jan 2000Post Office Services tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2000Pensioners tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Dec 1999Fisheries tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House - MEETINGS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (No. 1) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16 minorityaye Rebel
8 Jun 1998Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityunknown Unknown

Policy Comparisons

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

AgreementPolicy
68% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
8% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
14% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
8% Bankers' Bonus Tax
14% Business and community control of schools: For
60% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
91% Closed Material Proceedure
79% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
13% Cull Badgers
19% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6% Energy Prices - More Affordable
76% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
69% European Union Integration - For
80% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
95% Fixed Term Parliaments
0% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
90% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
88% Fully Elected House of Lords
28% Further devolution to Scotland
20% Further devolution to Wales
55% Gambling - Against permissiveness
93% GP Commissioning in the NHS
29% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
81% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
79% Higher taxes on banks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
77% Homosexuality - Equal rights
30% HS2 - In Favour
75% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
83% Increase Air Passenger Duty
83% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
72% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
2% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
67% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
71% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
73% Mass Retention of Communications Data
88% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16% Minimum Wage
0% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% More powers for local councils
64% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
9% Nuclear power - For
64% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
65% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
38% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
12% Rail Fares - Lower
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17% Reduce capital gains tax
100% Reduce central funding for local government
84% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
57% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
28% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
67% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
81% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
66% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
100% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
68% Stop climate change
22% Support current and former armed service members
44% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
17% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
3% University Tuition Fees - For
59% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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