Voting Record — Eric Illsley MP, Barnsley Central (10305)

Eric Illsley

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 8 Feb 2011 Lab 2 votes out of 103, 1.9% 103 votes out of 193, 53.4% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 11 votes out of 927, 1.2% 927 votes out of 1288, 72.0% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 29 votes out of 890, 3.3% 890 votes out of 1246, 71.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 11 votes out of 904, 1.2% 904 votes out of 1273, 71.0% 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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HouseDateSubjectEric IllsleyLab VoteRôle
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
HouseDateSubjectEric IllsleyLab VoteRôle
Commons8 Jul 2009Care Homes (Domestic Pets) — Clause 20 — Bingo duty minorityno Rebel
6 Mar 2009Became Chairman, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
6 Mar 2009Stopped being Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
4 Mar 2009Became Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Procedure Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectEric IllsleyLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Procedure Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons31 Mar 2004Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2004Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2003Mersey Tunnels Bill — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls minorityno Rebel
Commons7 May 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
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
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Parliamentary Questions minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2002Mersey Tunnels Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — Abolish selection by aptitude in state schools — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2002Identity Card Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectEric IllsleyLab VoteRôle
Commons15 Nov 2000Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2000City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2000City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 1999Broadcasting (Religious Programming) minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityno 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
1% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
11% Academy Schools - for
100% Assisted Dying
78% Asylum System - More strict
84% Ban fox hunting
61% Business and community control of schools: For
10% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
22% Coalition Programme for Government - For
99% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
30% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
87% European Union Integration - For
50% Fixed Term Parliaments
40% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
21% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Further devolution to Scotland
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% GP Commissioning in the NHS
82% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
88% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
96% Identity cards - For introduction
16% Increase VAT
50% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
99% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
58% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
70% More powers for local councils
0% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
67% Nuclear power - For
36% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
16% Privatise Royal Mail
55% Promote Occupational Pensions
56% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
45% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
31% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Sell England's Public Forests
47% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
50% Support current and former armed service members
100% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46% Transparency of Parliament
50% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
73% University education fees - Should be free
34% University Tuition Fees - For
44% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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