Voting Record — Jim Murphy MP, East Renfrewshire (10453)

Jim Murphy

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 0 votes out of 634, 0.0% 634 votes out of 1239, 51.2% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 11 votes out of 896, 1.2% 896 votes out of 1288, 69.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 12 votes out of 1072, 1.1% 1072 votes out of 1246, 86.0% 120 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 2 votes out of 721, 0.3% 721 votes out of 1273, 56.6% 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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HouseDateSubjectJim MurphyLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
2 Nov 2014Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for International Development,
7 Oct 2013Became Shadow Secretary of State for International Development,
7 Oct 2013Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Defence,
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Secretary of State for Defence,
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland,
12 May 2010Became Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland,
6 May 2010Stopped being The Secretary of State for Scotland,
HouseDateSubjectJim MurphyLab VoteRôle
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
3 Oct 2008Became The Secretary of State for Scotland,
3 Oct 2008Stopped being Minister of State (Europe),
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
28 Jun 2007Became Minister of State (Europe),
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work),
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Sustainable Communities Bill minorityaye Rebel
5 May 2006Became Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work),
5 May 2006Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office),
10 May 2005Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office),
10 May 2005Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
HouseDateSubjectJim MurphyLab VoteRôle
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Mar 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 3) tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Amendment — Sunset Clause tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Mar 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2005Clause 2 — Gating Orders — Clause 99 — Abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys tellnono Teller
Commons21 Feb 2005Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill — Clause 50 — Power to require owner of land to remove waste tellnono Teller
Commons21 Feb 2005Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill — New Clause 15 — Waste Minimisation tellnono Teller
Commons21 Feb 2005Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill — New Clause 2 — Duty to keep land and highways clear of litter tellnono Teller
Commons10 Feb 2005Identity Cards Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Authorisation for demonstrations in a designated area tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 2005Child Benefit Bill — New Clause 1 — Regulations made by the Treasury: qualifying courses tellnono Teller
Commons27 Jan 2005Railways Bill — New Clause 1 — Provision of First Class Passenger Accommodation tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2005Food Supplements Directive tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2005Food Supplements Directive tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2005Value for Taxpayers' Money tellnono Teller
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Dec 2004Railways Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Dec 2004Railways Bill tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill tellnono Teller
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2004New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 17 — Application by prosecution for certain counts to be tried without a jury tellnono Teller
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2004New Clause 1 — Amendment of Companies Act 1985: limit on auditor's liability (No.1) — Clause 23 — Power to enter and remain on premises tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2004New Clause 1 — Amendment of Companies Act 1985: limit on auditor's liability (No.1) — Clause 21 — Power to require documents and information tellnono Teller
Commons11 Oct 2004Mental Capacity Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Oct 2004Mental Capacity Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jul 2004Energy Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Jul 2004Clause 5 — Rates — Schedule 15 — Charge to income tax on benefits received by former owner of property tellnono Teller
Commons24 May 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 3 — Emergency Powers Committee tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 May 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 3 — Emergency Powers Committee tellnono Teller
Commons24 May 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 2 — Emergency Public Education And Training Board tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2004Child Trust Funds Bill — Clause 10 — Further Contributions by Inland Revenue tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2004Child Trust Funds Bill (Programme) (No. 3) tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Apr 2004Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 28 — The Non-Corporate Distribution Rate tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Apr 2004Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Schedule 3 — Court Security tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Mar 2004Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 36. Construction industry scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Mar 2004Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 36. Construction industry scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Mar 2004Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 36. Construction industry scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Mar 2004Budget Resolutions 2004 — Non-Corporate Distribution Rate tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Mar 2004Young People and Democracy tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Mar 2004Young People and Democracy tellnono Teller
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons11 Feb 2004Regional Assemblies tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Feb 2004Regional Assemblies tellnono Teller
Commons2 Feb 2004Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill — Clause 15 — Abolition of levy tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jan 2004Housing Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jan 2004Housing Bill tellnono Teller
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — New Clause 4 — Conduct of elections under a pilot order tellnono Teller
Commons16 Dec 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — New Clause 2 — Additional provisions in respect of postal voting tellnono Teller
Commons9 Dec 2003Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 10 — Local Development Plan tellnono Teller
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons29 Oct 2003Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2003Defence Policy — NATO and Europe tellnono Teller
Commons17 Sep 2003Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill (Allocation of Time) tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Sep 2003Water Bill [Lords] (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Sep 2003Water Bill tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 2003Fair Trade tellnono Teller
Commons24 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 8 — Transitional Provision Etc. tellnono Teller
13 Jun 2003Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
13 Jun 2003Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons11 Jun 2003European Treaty Referendum tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2003European Treaty Referendum tellnono Teller
Commons3 Jun 2003Fire Services Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 15 — Taking Non-Intimate Samples Without Consent tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Government New Clause 14 — Taking Fingerprints Without Consent tellnono Teller
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 5) tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 139 — Employee Securities and Options tellnono Teller
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 138 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 135 — Provision of Services Through Intermediary tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 9 — Bingo Duty tellnono Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill tellnono Teller
Commons1 Apr 2003Crime (International Co-Operation) Bill [Lords] (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Mar 2003Extradition Bill — Clause 63 — Extradition Offences: Person Not Sentenced for Offence tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Mar 2003Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003 tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 tellnono Teller
Commons24 Feb 2003Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons10 Feb 2003Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2003European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2003European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations tellnono Teller
Commons8 Jan 2003Foundation Hospitals tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jan 2003Foundation Hospitals tellnono Teller
Commons17 Dec 2002Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill [Money] tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Dec 2002Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Dec 2002Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Dec 2002Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill tellnono Teller
Commons9 Dec 2002Extradition Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Dec 2002Policing (Northern Ireland) tellnono Teller
Commons27 Nov 2002Health (Wales) Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2002Nuclear Power — Will be addressed on its own merits tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Oct 2002Nuclear Power — Not competitive — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons15 Oct 2002Urban Post Office Reinvention Programme — £210 million authorization tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2002Education Bill — Clause 41 — Schools forums tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2002Education Bill — Before Clause 18 tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jul 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd allotted day] — New Clause 8 — Continued deployment of traffic wardens tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jul 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd allotted day] — Clause 5 — Directions to chief officers tellnono Teller
Commons2 Jul 2002Funded Pensions tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Jul 2002Funded Pensions tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 2002Mental Health tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jun 2002House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 10 — Withholding and withdrawal of support tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow the withdrawal of support from immigrants and asylum seekers in certain circumstances tellayeaye Teller
29 May 2002Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectJim MurphyLab VoteRôle
11 May 2001Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
29 Nov 1999Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons1 Nov 1999Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected minorityno 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
51% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
16% Academy Schools - for
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
100% Asylum System - More strict
87% Ban fox hunting
72% Bankers' Bonus Tax
85% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33% Closed Material Proceedure
27% 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
10% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
83% Energy Prices - More Affordable
6% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74% European Union Integration - For
19% 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
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
45% Further devolution to Scotland
55% Further devolution to Wales
45% Gambling - Against permissiveness
7% GP Commissioning in the NHS
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
29% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
21% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83% Homosexuality - Equal rights
70% HS2 - In Favour
55% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
33% Increase Air Passenger Duty
17% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
19% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
12% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
72% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13% 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
62% Mass Retention of Communications Data
12% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
79% Minimum Wage
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
66% 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
46% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
98% 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
53% Promote Occupational Pensions
56% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
88% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83% Reduce capital gains tax
13% Reduce central funding for local government
15% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
15% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
27% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
40% Register of Lobbyists
83% Regulate letting agent fees
33% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
86% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
14% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
11% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
12% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
19% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
87% Same Sex Marriage - for
29% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
77% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
59% Stop climate change
83% Support current and former armed service members
52% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% 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
61% University Tuition Fees - For
84% 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
75% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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