Voting Record — Hazel Blears MP, Salford and Eccles (10048)

Hazel Blears

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
Salford and Eccles	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	5 votes out of 665, 0.8%	665 votes out of 1239, 53.7%	0 times
Salford	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	3 votes out of 945, 0.3%	945 votes out of 1288, 73.4%	0 times
Salford	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	5 votes out of 942, 0.5%	942 votes out of 1246, 75.6%	0 times
Salford	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 975, 0.1%	975 votes out of 1273, 76.6%	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	Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Commons	30 Jan 2014	Immigration Bill — New Clause 15 — Exemptions to Automatic Deportation of Criminals on Human Rights Grounds	minority	no	Rebel
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	27 Jun 2012	Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012 — Mechinism For Review of Indefinite Notification Requirements	Majority	no	Rebel
13 Sep 2010	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
House	Date	Subject	Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
5 Jun 2009	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
31 Jul 2007	Stopped being Party Chair, Labour Party,
28 Jun 2007	Became The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) and Labour Party Chair,
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Aug 2006	Became Party Chair, Labour Party,
5 May 2006	Became Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) and Labour Party Chair,
5 May 2006	Stopped being Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing, Security and Community Safety),
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
1 Aug 2004	Became Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
13 Jun 2003	Became Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing, Security and Community Safety),
13 Jun 2003	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health),
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	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
11 Jun 2001	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health),
House	Date	Subject	Hazel Blears	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
5%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
16%	Academy Schools - for
91%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
96%	Asylum System - More strict
87%	Ban fox hunting
92%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
89%	Business and community control of schools: For
30%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
2%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
52%	Closed Material Proceedure
28%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
100%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
13%	Cull Badgers
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
92%	Easier access to abortion
30%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
83%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	Environmental water quality
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
71%	European Union Integration - For
12%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
40%	Fully Elected House of Lords
43%	Further devolution to Scotland
55%	Further devolution to Wales
49%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
14%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
75%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
21%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
29%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
80%	HS2 - In Favour
63%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
80%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
28%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
8%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
1%	Increase the state pension age
10%	Increase VAT
50%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
97%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
86%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
40%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88%	Mansion Tax
84%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
38%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
68%	Minimum Wage
99%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
62%	More powers for local councils
20%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
48%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
17%	Police and Crime Commissioners
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
31%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
98%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
11%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
15%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
8%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
15%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
46%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
67%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
79%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
14%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
27%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
19%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
90%	Same Sex Marriage - for
34%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
68%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
58%	Stop climate change
47%	Support current and former armed service members
52%	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
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
1%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	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
63%	University Tuition Fees - For
77%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
88%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Hazel Blears MP, Salford and Eccles (10048)

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