Voting Record — Mr Edward Heath MP, Old Bexley and Sidcup (10270)

Mr Edward Heath

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 4 votes out of 72, 5.6% 72 votes out of 1273, 5.7% 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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectMr Edward HeathCon VoteRôle
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Sep 1998Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill) minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16 Majorityno 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
26% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
94% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Minimum Wage
50% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
46% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
50% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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
74.2%Mr Peter Temple-MorrisLeominsterwhilst Con
73.0%Mr Piers MerchantBeckenhamCon
72.7% Ken LivingstoneBrent Eastwhilst Independent
69.8% Dennis CanavanFalkirk Westwhilst Independent
67.5%Mr Michael HeseltineHenleyCon

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