Voting Record — Hywel Francis MP, Aberavon (10900)

Hywel Francis

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 2 votes out of 873, 0.2% 873 votes out of 1239, 70.5% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 4 votes out of 999, 0.4% 999 votes out of 1288, 77.6% 1 time
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 9 votes out of 922, 1.0% 922 votes out of 1246, 74.0% 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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HouseDateSubjectHywel FrancisLab VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
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 — Fast-Track Timetable — House of Commons Stages in Single Day minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jun 2011Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government minorityunknown Unknown
8 Sep 2010Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
8 Sep 2010Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
8 Sep 2010Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
8 Sep 2010Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
26 Jul 2010Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
HouseDateSubjectHywel FrancisLab VoteRôle
Commons12 Mar 2010Prayers — Clause 8 — Obstruction etc. of authorised officers tellnono Teller
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
Commons28 Feb 2006Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 94 — Legislative competence: supplementary minorityno Rebel
13 Jul 2005Became Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee
13 Jul 2005Became Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee
13 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
11 Jul 2005Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
HouseDateSubjectHywel FrancisLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs Majorityaye Rebel
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye 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.

AgreementPolicy
6% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8% Academy Schools - for
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
86% Asylum System - More strict
87% Ban fox hunting
77% Bankers' Bonus Tax
81% 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
18% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
13% Cull Badgers
77% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100% Energy Prices - More Affordable
6% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75% European Union Integration - For
4% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
87% Fox hunting - Ban
95% Fully Elected House of Lords
43% Further devolution to Scotland
60% Further devolution to Wales
73% Gambling - Against permissiveness
7% GP Commissioning in the NHS
93% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
20% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
14% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
91% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% HS2 - In Favour
68% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
70% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
28% Increase Air Passenger Duty
6% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
19% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
30% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
27% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
40% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88% Mansion Tax
68% Mass Retention of Communications Data
26% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
88% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
64% More powers for local councils
20% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
67% Nuclear power - For
58% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
8% Police and Crime Commissioners
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
1% Post office closures - against
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
56% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
7% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
9% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
8% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
8% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
23% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
96% Same Sex Marriage - for
20% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
85% Smoking ban - In favour
100% State control of bus services
59% Stop climate change
94% 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
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8% University education fees - Should be free
54% University Tuition Fees - For
55% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% 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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