Voting Record — George Howarth MP, Knowsley North and Sefton East (10292)

George Howarth

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Knowsley	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 722, 0.0%	722 votes out of 1069, 67.5%	0 times
Knowsley	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	3 votes out of 338, 0.9%	338 votes out of 463, 73.0%	0 times
Knowsley	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	3 votes out of 270, 1.1%	270 votes out of 467, 57.8%	0 times
Knowsley	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	11 votes out of 866, 1.3%	866 votes out of 1239, 69.9%	1 time
Knowsley North and Sefton East	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	9 votes out of 1055, 0.9%	1055 votes out of 1288, 81.9%	1 time
Knowsley North and Sefton East	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	16 votes out of 1008, 1.6%	1008 votes out of 1246, 80.9%	2 times
Knowsley North and Sefton East	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 773, 0.1%	773 votes out of 1273, 60.7%	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).

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House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
25 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023	Became Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
15 Jan 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	1 Apr 2019	EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (G) Parliamentary Supremacy — MPs to Decide Between Remaining in the EU and Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	minority	aye	Rebel
22 Jun 2017	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Closed Material Proceedings Only If Fair Determination Not Possible By Other Means	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Dec 2012	Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
30 Jan 2012	Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons	24 Nov 2010	Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the AP1000 Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2010	Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Sep 2010	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Personal, Social and Health Education in Academy School Curricula -rejected	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	Majority	unknown	Unknown
House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking	minority	aye	Rebel
13 Oct 2009	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected	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
31 Oct 2006	Stopped being Member, Conventions (Joint Committee)
17 May 2006	Became Member, Conventions (Joint Committee)
9 May 2006	Stopped being Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
9 May 2006	Stopped being Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons	12 Jan 2006	Crossrail Bill [Instruction No. 2]	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
20 Dec 2005	Became Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
20 Dec 2005	Became Chair, Armed Forces Bill Committee
20 Dec 2005	Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
19 Dec 2005	Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 Jul 2005	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
11 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
20 Jul 2004	Became Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
10 Sep 2003	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	11 Mar 2003	Specialist Schools (Selection by Aptitude)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Dec 2002	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 2 — Referendum Question	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jul 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
15 May 2002	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2002	National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — Schedule 2 — Reallocation of Functions of Health Authorities to Primary Care Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2001	Relationships (Civil Registration)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
7 Jun 2001	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office),
House	Date	Subject	George Howarth	Lab Vote	Rôle
29 Jul 1999	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office),
29 Jul 1999	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department,
Commons	20 May 1998	Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Jun 1997	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
6 May 1997	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department,
1 Jun 1994	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jun 1994	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jun 1989	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),

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
11%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
82%	Apprenticeships
75%	Assisted Dying
50%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Ban fox hunting
73%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
69%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
52%	Closed Material Proceedure
24%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
72%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
29%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
89%	Easier access to abortion
50%	Employee Shareholder Status
42%	Employment rights
16%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
60%	Environmental water quality
7%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
38%	Fixed Term Parliaments
74%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
21%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
35%	Fully Elected House of Lords
77%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
63%	Further devolution to Scotland
70%	Further devolution to Wales
57%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
13%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
50%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
30%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
59%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
85%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
83%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
83%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
22%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
28%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
19%	Increase VAT
58%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
72%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
85%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
79%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
36%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
63%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
89%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
48%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
63%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
83%	Nuclear power - For
68%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
9%	Police and Crime Commissioners
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
35%	Promote Occupational Pensions
48%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
95%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
38%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
28%	Reduce capital gains tax
10%	Reduce central funding for local government
70%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
13%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
25%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
13%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
49%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
8%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
86%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
75%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
75%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
10%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
18%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
71%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
74%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
80%	Same Sex Marriage - for
25%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
82%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
70%	Stop climate change
74%	Support current and former armed service members
31%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
75%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
18%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
24%	Tougher on illegal immigration
26%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	Transparency of Parliament
71%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
60%	University Tuition Fees - For
88%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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
99.0%	Michael Wills	North Swindon	Lab
98.9%	Karen Buck	Regent's Park and Kensington North	Lab
98.7%	Charles Clarke	Norwich South	Lab
98.5%	Jimmy Hood	Lanark and Hamilton East	Lab
98.4%	Elliot Morley	Scunthorpe	Lab

Voting Record — George Howarth MP, Knowsley North and Sefton East (10292)

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