Voting Record — John Cummings MP, Easington (10144)

John Cummings

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	36 votes out of 1056, 3.4%	1056 votes out of 1288, 82.0%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	21 votes out of 836, 2.5%	836 votes out of 1246, 67.1%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	7 votes out of 911, 0.8%	911 votes out of 1273, 71.6%	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	John Cummings	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Communities and Local Government Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Care Homes (Domestic Pets) — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	minority	no	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	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Pensions Bill — After Clause 18	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jun 2007	Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions)	minority	no	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 — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
28 Jun 2006	Stopped being Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
28 Jun 2006	Became Member, Communities and Local Government Committee
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
14 Jul 2005	Became Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
House	Date	Subject	John Cummings	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	5 Apr 2005	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Authorisation for demonstrations in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 2 — Excluded decisions (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions	minority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee
28 May 2004	Became Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
28 May 2004	Became Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Smoking (Restaurants) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals	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	John Cummings	Lab Vote	Rôle
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	2 Nov 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	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill	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
75%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
98%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
44%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
85%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
17%	Easier access to abortion
84%	European Union Integration - For
90%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
12%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
43%	Fully Elected House of Lords
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
78%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	Human Rights and Equality
95%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	Increase VAT
97%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
93%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
100%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
44%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
91%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
9%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
17%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
67%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
85%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Right to strike
0%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
27%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
8%	Smoking ban - In favour
61%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
83%	Termination of pregnancy - against
33%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
25%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - Should be free
99%	University Tuition Fees - For
90%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, 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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
98.9%	John Prescott	Kingston upon Hull East	Lab
98.5%	Denis Murphy	Wansbeck	Lab
97.8%	John Reid	Airdrie and Shotts	Lab
97.6%	Siobhain McDonagh	Mitcham and Morden	Lab
97.5%	Phil Woolas	Oldham East and Saddleworth	Lab

Voting Record — John Cummings MP, Easington (10144)

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