Voting Record — Doug Henderson MP, Newcastle upon Tyne North (10272)

Doug Henderson

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
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	9 votes out of 692, 1.3%	692 votes out of 1288, 53.7%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	14 votes out of 776, 1.8%	776 votes out of 1246, 62.3%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 652, 0.2%	652 votes out of 1273, 51.2%	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	Doug Henderson	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
10 Aug 2009	Became Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 8 — Enforcement	minority	no	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
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	aye	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
House	Date	Subject	Doug Henderson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	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	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	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Doug Henderson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	31 Oct 2000	Stem Cell Research	minority	no	Rebel
28 Jul 1999	Stopped being Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
28 Jul 1998	Became Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
28 Jul 1998	Stopped being Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
5 May 1997	Became Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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
16%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
98%	Asylum System - More strict
66%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
99%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
77%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Easier access to abortion
86%	European Union Integration - For
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
66%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
45%	Fully Elected House of Lords
24%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
75%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
50%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
80%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	Human Rights and Equality
96%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Increase VAT
10%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
20%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
96%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
100%	Minimum Wage
84%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
13%	No detention without charge or trial
98%	Nuclear power - For
25%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
2%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
5%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50%	Right to strike
23%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
25%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
72%	Smoking ban - In favour
53%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
20%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
70%	University education fees - Should be free
47%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
97.8%	Robin Cook	Livingston	Lab
96.3%	Denis Murphy	Wansbeck	Lab
95.5%	Stephen Hesford	Wirral West	Lab
94.9%	James Purnell	Stalybridge and Hyde	Lab
94.9%	Adam Ingram	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Lab

Voting Record — Doug Henderson MP, Newcastle upon Tyne North (10272)

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