Voting Record — Ian Davidson MP, Glasgow South West (10157)

Ian Davidson

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
Glasgow South West	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	10 votes out of 842, 1.2%	842 votes out of 1239, 68.0%	0 times
Glasgow South West	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	46 votes out of 974, 4.7%	974 votes out of 1288, 75.6%	0 times
Glasgow Pollok	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	38 votes out of 910, 4.2%	910 votes out of 1246, 73.0%	0 times
Glasgow Pollok	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	28 votes out of 894, 3.1%	894 votes out of 1273, 70.2%	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	Ian Davidson	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons	20 Jan 2015	Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Weapons System Renewal	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Sep 2014	UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jan 2014	European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2013	European Union (Referendum) Bill — Closure Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Apr 2011	European Union — Regulation of Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	10 Mar 2011	Business of the House — Closure of Debate — Scrutiny of EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism	Majority	no	Rebel
19 Jul 2010	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
10 Jun 2010	Became Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee
10 Jun 2010	Became Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee
10 Jun 2010	Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
House	Date	Subject	Ian Davidson	Lab Vote	Rôle
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	11 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Act of Parliament needed to modify the Lisbon Treaty — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Increase of powers of European Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Accept the changes of terminology in the Lisbon Treaty	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Enshrine the Lisbon Treaty into UK law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Court of Justice from extending its power without authorisation — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Union from regulating the conservation of marine biological resources — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Remove foreign policy role of the President of the European Council — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Union's measures on judicial cooperation in criminal matters — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Court of Justice's regulations on police and justice matters — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No.2) — Lisbon Treaty (No.1) — (1st Allotted Day)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in terms of justice and home affairs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Commons timetable for debate	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Amendment to proposed Commons timetable for debate — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Commencement	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2007	European Communities (Finance) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2006	European Union — A Citizens' Agenda	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2006	Royal Assent — Future EU Finances and Own Resources	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	Ian Davidson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Feb 2005	Right of Reply and Press Standards Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2005	School Meals and Nutrition Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2005	Railways Bill — Transfer Schemes at End of Franchising Agreements	both	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Constituencies and Regions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2004	School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Convention on the Future of Europe	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jun 2003	Fire Services Bill — Title	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2003	Fire Services Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Ian Davidson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - After clause 61	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	Rebel
25 Jul 1997	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee

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
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
16%	Academy Schools - for
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
83%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
73%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
24%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
24%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
89%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
13%	Cull Badgers
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
94%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
33%	European Union Integration - For
15%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
17%	Fixed Term Parliaments
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
67%	Fully Elected House of Lords
34%	Further devolution to Scotland
60%	Further devolution to Wales
60%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
14%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
24%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
14%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
88%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
70%	HS2 - In Favour
67%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
80%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
22%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
0%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21%	Increase the state pension age
18%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
23%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
92%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
79%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
25%	Localise Council Tax Support
39%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88%	Mansion Tax
95%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
7%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
95%	Minimum Wage
71%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
60%	More powers for local councils
1%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
51%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
8%	Police and Crime Commissioners
98%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
2%	Post office closures - against
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
38%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
88%	Rail Fares - Lower
7%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83%	Reduce capital gains tax
13%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
13%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
6%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
7%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
64%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
29%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
83%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
81%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
27%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50%	Right to strike
19%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
96%	Same Sex Marriage - for
12%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
69%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
59%	Stop climate change
78%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
19%	University Tuition Fees - For
32%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	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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Voting Record — Ian Davidson MP, Glasgow South West (10157)

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