Voting Record — Mr Chris Smith MP, Islington South and Finsbury (10547)

Mr Chris Smith

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
House of Lords	14 Jul 2008	still in office	Non-affiliated	34 votes out of 362, 9.4%	362 votes out of 1607, 22.5%	0 times
House of Lords	18 Jul 2005	11 Jul 2008	Lab	4 votes out of 91, 4.4%	91 votes out of 384, 23.7%	0 times
Islington South and Finsbury	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	11 votes out of 765, 1.4%	765 votes out of 1246, 61.4%	0 times
Islington South and Finsbury	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	2 votes out of 501, 0.4%	501 votes out of 1273, 39.4%	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	Lord Smith of Finsbury	Non-affiliated Vote	Rôle
Lords	16 Apr 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	16 Apr 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons — Motion A1 (as an amendment to Motion A)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	6 Dec 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	25 Jan 2023	Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill - Report — Amendment 22	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	6 Apr 2022	Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued) — Amendment 42	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	6 Apr 2022	Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 39	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	4 Apr 2022	Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion J1 (as an amendment to Motion J)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	4 Apr 2022	Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion G1 (as an amendment to Motion G)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2022	Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion F1 (as an amendment to Motion F)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	31 Mar 2022	Judicial Review and Courts Bill - Report — Amendment 1	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	10 Jan 2022	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 97	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	15 Dec 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) (Continued) — Amendment 85	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	15 Dec 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 78B	aye	no	Rebel
Lords	15 Dec 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 71	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	8 Dec 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (1st Day) — Motion	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	15 Sep 2021	Environment Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 108A	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	15 Sep 2021	Environment Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 99	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	6 Sep 2021	Environment Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 4	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	20 Jul 2021	Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] - Report — Amendment 27	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	13 Jul 2021	Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	10 Jun 2021	Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 - Motion to Annul	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	14 Apr 2021	Financial Services Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 15	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	3 Mar 2021	Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - Report — Amendment 21	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	3 Mar 2021	Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - Report — Amendment 1	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	9 Feb 2021	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendment — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	9 Feb 2021	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendment — Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	12 Jan 2021	Medicines and Medical Devices Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 7	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	11 Jan 2021	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 11	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	11 Jan 2021	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 9	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Dec 2020	European Union (Future Relationship) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Dec 2020	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	14 Dec 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Motion G1 (as an amendment to Motion G)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Nov 2020	High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 6	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Nov 2020	High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 5	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	26 Nov 2020	Parliamentary Constituencies Bill - Commons Reasons — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	25 Nov 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 75	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	9 Nov 2020	Agriculture Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion A2 (as an amendment to Motion A)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	20 Oct 2020	Agriculture Bill - Commons Reasons — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	14 Oct 2020	Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments — Motion 4A (as an amendment to the Motion on Amendment 4)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	22 Sep 2020	Agriculture Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 88	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	20 Jul 2020	Business and Planning Bill - Report — Amendment 40	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	1 Jul 2020	Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill - Report — Amendment 3	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	23 Jun 2020	Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill - Report (and remaining stages) — Amendment 45	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	13 Mar 2019	Trade Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 34	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	6 Mar 2019	Trade Bill - Report (1st Day)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	8 May 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (6th Day)	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	13 Mar 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	13 Mar 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	7 Mar 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Third Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	7 Mar 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Report	minority	unknown	Unknown
Lords	27 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Membership of the European Single Market	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	14 Jul 2015	Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] — Report	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Lord Smith of Finsbury	Lab Vote	Rôle
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords: Reform (60pc elected, 40pc appointed)	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	25 Jan 2006	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 60 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	8 Nov 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Chris Smith	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
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	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
8 Jun 2001	Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
8 Jun 2001	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
House	Date	Subject	Mr Chris Smith	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
22 Jul 1997	Became The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
22 Jul 1997	Stopped being Secretary of State for National Heritage,
3 May 1997	Became Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
3 May 1997	Became Secretary of State for National Heritage,
1 May 1997	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1996	Became Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1996	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1995	Became Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1995	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1994	Became Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1994	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
11 Apr 1992	Became Shadow Secretary of State,

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
33%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
72%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
75%	Business and community control of schools: For
42%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
54%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
55%	European Union Integration - For
70%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
14%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
98%	Fully Elected House of Lords
20%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
86%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
61%	Identity cards - For introduction
3%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
26%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
70%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Minimum Wage
50%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
7%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
18%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
92%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
8%	Post office closures - against
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
50%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
62%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
24%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Smoking ban - In favour
45%	Stop climate change
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
83%	University Tuition Fees - For
1%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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
91.5%	Mr George Stevenson	Stoke-on-Trent South	Lab
91.0%	Mr Tony Worthington	Clydebank and Milngavie	Lab
90.7%	Derek Wyatt	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Lab
90.6%	Shaun Woodward	St Helens South	Lab
90.5%	Paul Truswell	Pudsey	Lab

Voting Record — Mr Chris Smith MP, Islington South and Finsbury (10547)

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