Voting Record — Eric Joyce MP, Falkirk West (10685)

Eric Joyce

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
Falkirk 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 3 votes out of 425, 0.7% 425 votes out of 1239, 34.3% 0 times
Falkirk 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1059, 0.8% 1059 votes out of 1288, 82.2% 1 time
Falkirk West 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 965, 0.3% 965 votes out of 1246, 77.4% 1 time
Falkirk West 21 Dec 2000 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 151, 0.0% 151 votes out of 177, 85.3% 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 JoyceLab VoteRôle
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
12 Mar 2012Stopped being Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
14 Jul 2011Became Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
18 Nov 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland),
2 Nov 2010Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
21 Jun 2010Became Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland),
HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking minorityaye Rebel
16 Jan 2009Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
16 Oct 2008Became PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
16 Oct 2008Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
28 Jun 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions
28 Jun 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
20 Nov 2006Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
20 Nov 2006Became PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions
8 May 2006Became PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
8 May 2006Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs minorityaye Rebel
10 Nov 2005Became PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions
Commons21 Oct 2005Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill tellnoaye Rebel Teller
12 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
2 Nov 2004Stopped being PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2 Nov 2004Became PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
7 Sep 2004Stopped being PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
13 May 2004Became PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
13 May 2004Became PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry
20 Oct 2003Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
Commons8 Jul 2003House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Procedure Committee
HouseDateSubjectEric JoyceLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never 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
13% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
32% Academy Schools - for
61% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
100% Asylum System - More strict
84% Ban fox hunting
83% Bankers' Bonus Tax
93% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32% Closed Material Proceedure
26% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
38% Cull Badgers
77% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100% Easier access to abortion
40% Employee Shareholder Status
50% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
57% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% Environmental water quality
25% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
72% European Union Integration - For
32% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
40% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
84% Fox hunting - Ban
69% Fully Elected House of Lords
34% Further devolution to Scotland
45% Further devolution to Wales
32% Gambling - Against permissiveness
7% GP Commissioning in the NHS
100% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
31% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
29% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
77% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% HS2 - In Favour
61% Human Rights and Equality
88% Identity cards - For introduction
60% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
44% Increase Air Passenger Duty
36% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0% Increase the state pension age
22% Increase VAT
50% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
4% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
67% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13% Localise Council Tax Support
42% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mansion Tax
25% Mass Retention of Communications Data
34% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
52% Minimum Wage
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
51% More powers for local councils
18% No detention without charge or trial
58% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
64% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42% Pension auto-enrolment - For
16% Police and Crime Commissioners
96% Post office - in favour of Government policy
4% Post office closures - against
75% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
16% Privatise Royal Mail
21% Promote Occupational Pensions
56% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
75% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
98% Reduce capital gains tax
13% Reduce central funding for local government
50% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
21% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
32% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
10% Reducing the number of MPs - for
2% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
33% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50% Register of Lobbyists
50% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
50% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
27% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
12% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
23% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
77% Same Sex Marriage - for
45% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
44% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
55% Stop climate change
63% Support current and former armed service members
67% 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
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
83% 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
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
80% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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
97.3% Robert JacksonWantagewhilst Lab
97.1%Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLab
96.8% Paul MurphyTorfaenLab
96.6% Ian McCartneyMakerfieldLab
96.5%Mr Peter MandelsonHartlepoolLab

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