Voting Record — Lord George [Missing last name for 80312] MSP, Lothians (10211)

Lord George [Missing last name for 80312] is currently Member, Constitution Committee

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
Lothians 3 May 2007 23 Mar 2011 Lab 2 votes out of 538, 0.4% 538 votes out of 606, 88.8% n/a
House of Lords 28 Jun 2005 still in office Lab 9 votes out of 1281, 0.7% 1281 votes out of 1959, 65.4% 4 times
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 7 votes out of 741, 0.9% 741 votes out of 1246, 59.5% 0 times
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 647, 0.5% 647 votes out of 1273, 50.8% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MSP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MSP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectLord George [Missing last name for 80312]Lab VoteRôle
Scotland18 Dec 2008[S3M-3125] Decision Time Majorityabstention Rebel
Scotland13 Nov 2008[S3M-2863] Decision Time Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectLord Foulkes of CumnockLab VoteRôle
31 Dec 2023Stopped being Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
31 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, European Affairs Committee
31 Jan 2023Became Member, Constitution Committee
Lords20 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree — Motion minorityaye Rebel
Lords20 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Lords6 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree minorityaye Rebel
14 Apr 2021Became Member, European Affairs Committee
17 Sep 2020Stopped being Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee
17 Sep 2020Became Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
1 Jul 2019Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Lords)
Lords7 Sep 2018House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Committee (2nd Day) tellnono Teller
Lords7 Sep 2018House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Committee (2nd Day) tellnono Teller
19 Jul 2018Became Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee
19 Jul 2018Stopped being Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee
Lords23 Mar 2018House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Committee tellnono Teller
20 Mar 2018Stopped being Member, Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
29 Jun 2017Became Member, Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
26 Mar 2017Stopped being Member, Select Committee on Charities
Lords27 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Membership of the European Single Market minorityno Rebel
25 May 2016Became Member, Select Committee on Charities
8 Jun 2015Became Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee
8 Jun 2015Became Member, Liaison Committee (Lords)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, European Union Committee
11 Mar 2014Stopped being Member, Soft Power Committee
Lords29 Oct 2013Care Bill [HL] — Third Reading Majorityaye Rebel
4 Jul 2013Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
16 May 2013Became Member, Soft Power Committee
Lords10 Jan 2013Administration and Works Committee — Motion to Agree minorityno Rebel
Lords26 Mar 2012Scotland Bill — Report (1st Day) tellayeaye Teller
6 Dec 2010Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
22 Jun 2010Became Member, European Union Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
1 Feb 2010Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Fully Elected — rejected minorityno Rebel
1 Feb 2007Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
HouseDateSubjectMr George FoulkesLab VoteRôle
21 Sep 2004Stopped being Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
15 Sep 2004Stopped being Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
29 Apr 2004Became Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — 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
29 May 2002Stopped being Minister of State, Scottish Office
28 May 2002Stopped being Minister of State (Scotland Office),
Commons14 May 2002Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Minister of State, Scottish Office
11 Jun 2001Stopped being Minister for Education and Industry, Scottish Office
HouseDateSubjectMr George FoulkesLab VoteRôle
26 Jan 2001Became Minister for Education and Industry, Scottish Office
26 Jan 2001Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development
25 Jan 2001Became Minister of State (Scotland Office),
25 Jan 2001Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development,
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 1999Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected minorityno Rebel
6 May 1997Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development,
5 May 1997Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development
9 Jun 1983Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
3 Apr 1981Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
33% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
67% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
87% Ban fox hunting
64% Business and community control of schools: For
2% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
89% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
33% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
73% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
87% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
0% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
86% Homosexuality - Equal rights
62% Identity cards - For introduction
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
38% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
90% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% No detention without charge or trial
92% Nuclear power - For
23% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
92% Post office - in favour of Government policy
8% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
74% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
84% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
42% Schools - Greater Autonomy
58% Smoking ban - In favour
3% Stop climate change
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
63% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MSPs 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 MSPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MSPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
98.3% Karen GillonClydesdaleLab
98.0%Lord Jack Wilson [Missing last name for 80353]Motherwell and WishawLab
97.8% John ParkMid Scotland and FifeLab
97.8% Kenneth MacintoshEastwoodLab
97.8% James KellyGlasgow RutherglenLab

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