Voting Record — Charles Clarke MP, Norwich South (10113)

Charles Clarke

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 7 votes out of 845, 0.8% 845 votes out of 1288, 65.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 479, 0.8% 479 votes out of 1246, 38.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 921, 0.3% 921 votes out of 1273, 72.3% 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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HouseDateSubjectCharles ClarkeLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, East of England Regional Select Committee
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected minorityno Rebel
4 Mar 2009Became Member, East of England Regional Select Committee
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
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
8 May 2006Stopped being Secretary of State, Home Office
HouseDateSubjectCharles ClarkeLab VoteRôle
16 Dec 2004Became Secretary of State, Home Office
16 Dec 2004Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
25 Oct 2002Became Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills
24 Oct 2002Stopped being Minister without Portfolio,
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Stopped being Minister of State, Home Office
8 Jun 2001Became Minister without Portfolio,
HouseDateSubjectCharles ClarkeLab VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
28 Jul 1999Became Minister of State, Home Office
28 Jul 1999Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment
28 Jul 1998Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment

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
14% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
70% Asylum System - More strict
87% Ban fox hunting
94% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
72% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
87% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
99% Fully Elected House of Lords
23% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
80% Homosexuality - Equal rights
33% Human Rights and Equality
96% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
99% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
1% No detention without charge or trial
98% Nuclear power - For
33% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
98% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
98% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
83% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
28% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
55% Schools - Greater Autonomy
78% Smoking ban - In favour
60% 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
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
25% Trident replacement - In favour
8% University education fees - Should be free
98% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
97.3% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
95.5% Tony BlairSedgefieldLab
94.3% Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab
93.2% David BlunkettSheffield, BrightsideLab
90.5% Denis MacShaneRotherhamLab

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