Voting Record — Mr George Robertson MP, Hamilton South (10504)

Mr George Robertson

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 29 Jan 2004 still in office Lab 1 vote out of 87, 1.1% 87 votes out of 1566, 5.6% 0 times
House of Lords 3 Feb 2000 28 Jan 2004 Crossbench 0 votes out of 0 0 votes out of 629, 0.0% 0 times
House of Lords 24 Aug 1999 2 Feb 2000 Other no whip 0 votes out of 8, 0.0% 0 times
Hamilton South 1 May 1997 23 Aug 1999 Lab 0 votes out of 278, 0.0% 278 votes out of 650, 42.8% 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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HouseDateSubjectLord Robertson of Port EllenLab VoteRôle
Lords26 Oct 2015Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 — Motion to Approve minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectLord Robertson of Port EllenCrossbench VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
5 Jan 2004Stopped being Secretary General of NATO,
HouseDateSubjectLord Robertson of Port EllenOther VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 Oct 1999Stopped being Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence
11 Oct 1999Became Secretary General of NATO,
11 Oct 1999Stopped being The Secretary of State for Defence,
HouseDateSubjectMr George RobertsonLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 1997Became Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence
3 May 1997Became The Secretary of State for Defence,
1 May 1997Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1993Became Shadow Secretary of State,

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
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
50% Asylum System - More strict
50% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
50% European Union - For
50% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
71% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% Minumum Wage
50% No detention without charge or trial
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
47% Schools - Greater Autonomy
8% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
58% 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
88.8% Clare ShortBirmingham, LadywoodLab
87.3%Mr Peter Temple-MorrisLeominsterwhilst Independent Conservative
87.2%Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLab
87.2%Mr Chris SmithIslington South and FinsburyLab
86.8% Geoffrey RobinsonCoventry North WestLab

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