Voting Record — Mr John Burnett MP, Torridge and West Devon (10078)

Mr John Burnett

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 29 votes out of 667, 4.3% 667 votes out of 1246, 53.5% 1 time
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 32 votes out of 773, 4.1% 773 votes out of 1273, 60.7% 2 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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HouseDateSubjectMr John BurnettLDem VoteRôle
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Solicitor General, Law Officers (Constitutional Affairs)
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Home Affairs
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons9 Feb 2005European Union Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2005European Union Bill minorityno Rebel
10 Jan 2005Became Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art
10 Jan 2005Stopped being Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons3 Nov 2004Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2004Petition — Cod Crusaders tellnono Teller
28 May 2004Became Member, Procedure Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
28 May 2004Became Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art
Commons12 May 2004Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities minorityaye Rebel
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Solicitor General, Law Officers (Constitutional Affairs)
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Minister, Home Affairs
Commons8 Sep 2003Water Bill [Lords] (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2) minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill [Money] minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Nov 2002Health (Wales) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Permanent Arrangements for Westminster Hall, Thursday Sittings and Standing Committees minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Carry-over of Bills minorityaye Rebel
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
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2001Business of the House minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr John BurnettLDem VoteRôle
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - European Security and Defence Policy minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2001Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11 Aggregates levy minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting With Dogs: Prohibition minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2001Armed Forces Bill (Programme) - Select Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill [Money] minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Nov 2000Parliamentary Oath (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jul 2000European Community Documents - A General Framework for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2000Local Government Bill [Lords] - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Apr 2000Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 May 1999Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House - MEETINGS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (No. 1) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jun 1998Human Rights Bill [Lords] - Proceedings tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16 minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityunknown Unknown

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
79% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
8% Asylum System - More strict
16% Ban fox hunting
50% Business and community control of schools: For
6% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
0% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
16% Fox hunting - Ban
90% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
38% Homosexuality - Equal rights
0% Identity cards - For introduction
20% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
58% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
7% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Minimum Wage
98% No detention without charge or trial
8% Nuclear power - For
98% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
13% Post office - in favour of Government policy
88% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
56% Schools - Greater Autonomy
58% Smoking ban - In favour
86% Stop climate change
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
92% University education fees - Should be free
1% University Tuition Fees - For
29% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, 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
95.2% George GallowayGlasgow Kelvinwhilst Independent
90.0% Paul KeetchHerefordLDem
88.6%Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and Atchamwhilst LDem
88.3% Richard Younger-RossTeignbridgeLDem
87.8% Mark OatenWinchesterLDem

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