Voting Record — David Cairns MP, Greenock and Inverclyde (10775)

David Cairns

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Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Inverclyde	6 May 2010	9 May 2011	Lab	0 votes out of 128, 0.0%	128 votes out of 268, 47.8%	0 times
Inverclyde	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	6 votes out of 1026, 0.6%	1026 votes out of 1288, 79.7%	0 times
Greenock and Inverclyde	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	6 votes out of 1043, 0.6%	1043 votes out of 1246, 83.7%	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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House	Date	Subject	David Cairns	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	David Cairns	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders)	Majority	no	Rebel
17 Sep 2008	Stopped being Minister of State, Scotland Office
28 Jun 2007	Became Minister of State, Scotland Office
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office
9 May 2007	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office
9 May 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also Scotland Office), Scotland Office
9 May 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also Scotland Office), Northern Ireland Office
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 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
10 May 2006	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also Scotland Office), Scotland Office
10 May 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office
10 May 2006	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also Scotland Office), Northern Ireland Office
17 May 2005	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office
16 May 2005	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office
13 May 2005	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office
House	Date	Subject	David Cairns	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being PPS (Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
11 Jun 2004	Stopped being Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004	Became Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004	Became Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
13 May 2004	Became PPS (Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel

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
41%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
29%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Apprenticeships
100%	Asylum System - More strict
84%	Ban fox hunting
89%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
19%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
95%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50%	Easier access to abortion
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
7%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83%	European Union Integration - For
25%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
32%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
84%	Fox hunting - Ban
0%	Fully Elected House of Lords
51%	Further devolution to Scotland
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
25%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
75%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
58%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
75%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	Human Rights and Equality
97%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
16%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
97%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
52%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
85%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
47%	More powers for local councils
27%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
33%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
13%	Police and Crime Commissioners
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
34%	Privatise Royal Mail
55%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
12%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
40%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
13%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
5%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
47%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
70%	Smoking ban - In favour
61%	Stop climate change
98%	Support current and former armed service members
52%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
20%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8%	University education fees - Should be free
60%	University Tuition Fees - For
73%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42%	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
99.2%	Robert Jackson	Wantage	whilst Lab
97.8%	Geoff Hoon	Ashfield	Lab
97.7%	Siobhain McDonagh	Mitcham and Morden	Lab
97.7%	Mrs Helen Liddell	Airdrie and Shotts	Lab
97.5%	Andrew Smith	Oxford East	Lab

Voting Record — David Cairns MP, Greenock and Inverclyde (10775)

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