Voting Record — David Wilshire MP, Spelthorne (10643)

David Wilshire

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 Con 10 votes out of 568, 1.8% 568 votes out of 1288, 44.1% 4 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 7 votes out of 910, 0.8% 910 votes out of 1246, 73.0% 92 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 1 vote out of 525, 0.2% 525 votes out of 1273, 41.2% 31 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 WilshireCon VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day) Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2009Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2009Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected Majorityno Rebel
Commons6 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2008Heathrow — Expansion is consistent with sustainable aviation strategy Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Dec 2007Justice — European Affairs tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2006Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Carry-Over) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Oct 2006Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Power to remove or reduce burdens minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2006Business of the House tellnono Teller
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Transport Committee
20 May 2005Stopped being Whip, Whips
HouseDateSubjectDavid WilshireCon VoteRôle
17 Mar 2005Became Whip, Whips
17 Mar 2005Stopped being Assistant Chief Whip, Whips
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3) tellnono Teller
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Decent Homes Standard for Social Housing tellnono Teller
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 tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Jul 2004Finance Bill — Schedule 40 — Repeals tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 2004Transport tellayeaye Teller
10 May 2004Became Assistant Chief Whip, Whips
Commons19 Apr 2004Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — After Clause 49 tellnono Teller
Commons19 Apr 2004Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — Clause 44 — Major Infrastructure Projects tellnono Teller
Commons19 Apr 2004Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — Clause 1 — Regional Spatial Strategy tellnono Teller
Commons19 Apr 2004Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — New Clause — Application Of Part 1 tellnono Teller
Commons19 Apr 2004Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons24 Mar 2004European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Lords amendment 1D tellnono Teller
Commons26 Feb 2004Employment Relations Bill [Money] tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2004Gender Recognition Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2004Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2004Scottish Constituencies (Members' Voting Rights) tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jan 2004Care Homes tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 15 — Private Health Care tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 3) tellnono Teller
Commons9 Sep 2003Teacher Shortages tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — Clause 56 — Amount of Tax Chargeable: Rent tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Tax Credits for Individual Savings Accounts and Personal Equity Plans tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill (Programme) (No. 5) tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 2003Fair Trade tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2003Post Office Card Accounts tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2003Post Office Card Accounts tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2003European Treaty Referendum tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2003European Treaty Referendum tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 139 — Employee Securities and Options tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 135 — Provision of Services Through Intermediary tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 May 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons26 Mar 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Independent Members: Disqualification tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Mar 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Independent Members: Disqualification tellnono Teller
Commons26 Mar 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 4) tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — After Clause 4 tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 3 — Duties Arising Where a Notice Under Section 2 is Given tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 3 — Duties Arising Where a Notice Under Section 2 is Given tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons5 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 8 — Council Tax and Regional Bodies tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 3 — Use of Housing Capital Receipts — Reserved Portion tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Feb 2003Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy tellnono Teller
Commons12 Feb 2003Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Feb 2003Economy and Public Services tellnono Teller
Commons12 Feb 2003Economy and Public Services tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Feb 2003Local Government Finance tellnono Teller
Commons5 Feb 2003Police tellnono Teller
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
Commons15 Jan 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 12 — Free Provision of Certain Community Care Services tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jan 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 6 — Dispute Resolution tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jan 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 4 — Liability to make Delayed Discharge Payments tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jan 2003Foundation Hospitals tellnono Teller
Commons8 Jan 2003Foundation Hospitals tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Dec 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 2 — Referendum Question tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Dec 2002Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Referendums tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill tellnono Teller
Commons4 Dec 2002Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons27 Nov 2002Health (Wales) Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons20 Nov 2002Home Affairs tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Nov 2002Animal Health Bill — Clause 7 — Slaughter: Power of Entry tellnono Teller
Commons6 Nov 2002Animal Health Bill — Clause 1 — Foot-and-Mouth Disease tellnono Teller
Commons23 Oct 2002National Lottery tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Oct 2002Rural Economy tellnono Teller
Commons16 Oct 2002Rural Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Oct 2002Department for Education and Skills tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jul 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd allotted day] — Clause 5 — Directions to chief officers tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 1 — Supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades: financing costs tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jun 2002Tax Credits Bill — New Clause tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 2002Mental Health tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jun 2002World Poverty tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Re-committal tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 May 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause tellnono Teller
Commons1 May 2002Ways and Means — National Insurance Contributions tellnono Teller
Commons24 Apr 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill (Programme) — Programming Committee tellnono Teller
Commons10 Apr 2002Enterprise Bill (Programme) — Programming Committee tellnono Teller
Commons19 Mar 2002Education and Skills Training tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 19 — Leases exceeding 21 years tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 140 — Tenancies not at low rent tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jan 2002Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — New Clause 1 — Commencement tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jan 2002Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Extension of amnesty period tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Dec 2001Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill (Programme) — Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences tellnono Teller
Commons3 Dec 2001Public Services tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 2001Delegated Legislation — Health Professions tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 2001Delegated Legislation — Nurses and Midwives tellnono Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 21 — Definition of "International Terrorism" tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate tellnono Teller
Commons14 Nov 2001Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill — Repeal of Provisions of Football (Disorder) Act 2000 tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Oct 2001Election Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 1 — Registration: provision of signature and date of birth tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Oct 2001Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons17 Oct 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [4th Allotted Day] tellnono Teller
HouseDateSubjectDavid WilshireCon VoteRôle
Commons9 May 2001Business of the House tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jan 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill [Ways and Means] tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jan 2001Criminal Justice and Police Bill [Money] tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2001Health and Social Care Bill tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2001Armed Forces Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2001Armed Forces Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2001Armed Forces Bill tellnono Teller
Commons8 Jan 2001Homes Bill tellnono Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 - Consolidated Fund Bill tellnono Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 tellnono Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Urban Regeneration tellnono Teller
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Apr 2000Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons14 Mar 2000Supplementary Vote on Account 2000-01 tellnono Teller
Commons6 Dec 1999Government Resources and Accounts Bill [Money] tellnono Teller
Commons8 Nov 1999Food Standards Bill tellnono Teller
Commons8 Nov 1999Delegated Legislation - Terms and Conditions of Employment tellnono Teller
Commons8 Nov 1999Delegated Legislation - Taxes tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Extent tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Earnings of workers supplied by service companies etc: Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 1999Delegated Legislation - International Immunities and Privileges tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 1999Delegated Legislation - Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 1999Delegated Legislation - Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 1999Delegated Legislation - International Immunities and Privileges tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 1999Business of the House (Railways Bill) tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 1999Business of the House (Railways Bill) tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 1999Local Government Bill [Money] (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons1 Jul 1998Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jun 1997Education (Schools) Bill - Transitional arrangements for existing assisted pupils tellnono Teller

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
42% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
57% Asylum System - More strict
0% Ban fox hunting
41% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
15% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
12% European Union Integration - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
58% Fully Elected House of Lords
76% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
14% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Human Rights and Equality
38% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
58% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
99% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
16% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Mass Retention of Communications Data
0% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70% No detention without charge or trial
50% Nuclear power - For
44% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
100% Privatise Royal Mail
42% Promote Occupational Pensions
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
67% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
21% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
85% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
74% Schools - Greater Autonomy
27% Smoking ban - In favour
53% Stop climate change
50% Support current and former armed service members
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
75% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
99% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University education fees - Should be free
6% University Tuition Fees - For
46% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% 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
100.0% John HowellHenleyCon
89.2% John MaplesStratford-on-AvonCon
88.4% Humfrey MalinsWokingCon
87.5% Mark PritchardThe WrekinCon
87.4% Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon

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