Voting Record — David Winnick MP, Walsall North (10645)

David Winnick

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	2 votes out of 347, 0.6%	347 votes out of 467, 74.3%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	11 votes out of 934, 1.2%	934 votes out of 1239, 75.4%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	37 votes out of 1095, 3.4%	1095 votes out of 1288, 85.0%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	24 votes out of 1021, 2.4%	1021 votes out of 1246, 81.9%	2 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	20 votes out of 1069, 1.9%	1069 votes out of 1273, 84.0%	1 time

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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 Winnick	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons	7 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading — Mass Surveillance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	David Winnick	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Fast-Track Timetable — House of Commons Stages in Single Day	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill — Programme Amendment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 152 — Director of Public Prosecution's Consent — Universal Jurisdiction Arrest Warrants in Private Prosecutions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Sep 2010	UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	minority	unknown	Unknown
House	Date	Subject	David Winnick	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Identity cards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (summer)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jul 2008	Intelligence and Security Committee — Should belong to the House — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2007	Orders of the Day — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	David Winnick	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2005	Railways Bill — Transfer Schemes at End of Franchising Agreements	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2003	Fire Services Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Parliamentary Questions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jul 2002	Deferred Divisions — Business of the House	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2001	Social Security	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
House	Date	Subject	David Winnick	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 1998	Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	Rebel
1 Jun 1997	Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
21 Mar 1997	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
2 Mar 1989	Became Member, Procedure Committee
1 Jun 1987	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
9 Jun 1983	Became Member, Home Affairs Committee

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
5%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
62%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Ban fox hunting
92%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
67%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0%	Closed Material Proceedure
26%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
100%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
68%	European Union Integration - For
4%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
40%	Fixed Term Parliaments
29%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
90%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
23%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
80%	Fully Elected House of Lords
60%	Further devolution to Scotland
69%	Further devolution to Wales
61%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
97%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
30%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
84%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
83%	HS2 - In Favour
73%	Human Rights and Equality
40%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
70%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
22%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
6%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
11%	Increase VAT
50%	Inheritance Tax
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
84%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
35%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
16%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
46%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
17%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
90%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More funds for social care
70%	More powers for local councils
69%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
60%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Police and Crime Commissioners
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
100%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
35%	Promote Occupational Pensions
53%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
7%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
10%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
5%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
46%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
46%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
84%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
89%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
75%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
9%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
11%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
48%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
31%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
86%	Same Sex Marriage - for
17%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
89%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
65%	Stop climate change
94%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
0%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
100%	Transparency of Parliament
36%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
61%	University Tuition Fees - For
43%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
81%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2015-2017, 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.

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Voting Record — David Winnick MP, Walsall North (10645)

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