Voting Record — David Miliband MP, South Shields (11113)

David Miliband

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 15 Apr 2013 Lab 0 votes out of 343, 0.0% 343 votes out of 745, 46.0% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 3 votes out of 584, 0.5% 584 votes out of 1288, 45.3% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 873, 0.5% 873 votes out of 1246, 70.1% 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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HouseDateSubjectDavid MilibandLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010Stopped being Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
HouseDateSubjectDavid MilibandLab VoteRôle
13 Oct 2009Became Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
13 Oct 2009Stopped being Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
28 Jun 2007Became Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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 Minister of State (Communities and Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
8 May 2006Became Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18 May 2005Became Minister of State (Communities and Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
18 May 2005Stopped being Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
11 May 2005Became Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
11 May 2005Stopped being Minister of State, Cabinet Office
HouseDateSubjectDavid MilibandLab VoteRôle
16 Dec 2004Stopped being Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Skills
16 Dec 2004Became Minister of State, Cabinet Office
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
29 May 2002Became Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Skills
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye 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.

AgreementPolicy
49% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
24% Academy Schools - for
69% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Apprenticeships
96% Asylum System - More strict
99% Ban fox hunting
74% Bankers' Bonus Tax
89% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
38% Closed Material Proceedure
23% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
58% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Employee Shareholder Status
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100% Energy Prices - More Affordable
24% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74% European Union Integration - For
32% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
53% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
99% Fox hunting - Ban
99% Fully Elected House of Lords
46% Further devolution to Scotland
50% Further devolution to Wales
14% Gambling - Against permissiveness
14% GP Commissioning in the NHS
71% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
20% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
80% Homosexuality - Equal rights
40% Human Rights and Equality
92% Identity cards - For introduction
67% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
30% Increase Air Passenger Duty
6% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
26% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
80% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
86% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
38% Localise Council Tax Support
31% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Mansion Tax
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
0% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
58% Minimum Wage
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
53% More powers for local councils
18% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
67% Nuclear power - For
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
94% Post office - in favour of Government policy
6% Post office closures - against
15% Privatise Royal Mail
35% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
75% Rail Fares - Lower
15% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83% Reduce capital gains tax
33% Reduce central funding for local government
17% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
9% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
24% Reducing the number of MPs - for
27% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
19% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
18% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
48% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
42% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
94% Same Sex Marriage - for
41% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
66% Smoking ban - In favour
47% Stop climate change
94% Support current and former armed service members
84% 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
58% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
56% University Tuition Fees - For
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
2% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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