Voting Record — John Prescott MP, Kingston upon Hull East (10488)

John Prescott

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 8 Jul 2010 still in office Lab 1 vote out of 522, 0.2% 522 votes out of 1401, 37.3% 1 time
Kingston upon Hull East 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 4 votes out of 590, 0.7% 590 votes out of 1288, 45.8% 0 times
Kingston upon Hull East 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 5 votes out of 518, 1.0% 518 votes out of 1246, 41.6% 0 times
Kingston upon Hull East 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 521, 0.0% 521 votes out of 1273, 40.9% 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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HouseDateSubjectLord PrescottLab VoteRôle
Lords12 Dec 2012Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Report (4th Day) minorityaye Rebel
Lords27 Mar 2012Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
HouseDateSubjectJohn PrescottLab VoteRôle
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices minorityno Rebel
1 Jul 2007Stopped being Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State,
24 Jun 2007Stopped being Deputy Leader of the Labour Party,
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
17 Aug 2006Became Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister
17 Aug 2006Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office
3 Aug 2006Became Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office
3 Aug 2006Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister,
27 Jul 2006Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office
27 Jul 2006Became Deputy Prime Minister,
27 Jun 2006Became Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office
27 Jun 2006Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister,
8 May 2006Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
8 May 2006Became Deputy Prime Minister,
5 May 2006Became Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State,
5 May 2006Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions,
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectJohn PrescottLab VoteRôle
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno 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
29 May 2002Became Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions,
28 May 2002Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State,
8 Jun 2001Stopped being Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
8 Jun 2001Became Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State,
7 Jun 2001Stopped being Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions,
HouseDateSubjectJohn PrescottLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
2 May 1997Became Deputy Prime Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2 May 1997Became Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
2 May 1997Became Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions,
1 May 1997Stopped being Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition,
22 Jul 1994Became Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition,
22 Jul 1994Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Employment,
21 Jul 1994Became Deputy Leader of the Labour Party,
1 Jul 1993Became Shadow Secretary of State for Employment,
1 Jul 1993Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
1 Jul 1989Became Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee,
1 Jul 1988Became Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
1 Jul 1988Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Energy,
1 Jul 1987Became Shadow Secretary of State for Energy,
1 Jul 1987Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Employment,
1 Jul 1984Became Shadow Secretary of State for Employment,
1 Jul 1984Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
1 Jul 1983Became Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
10% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
78% Asylum System - More strict
99% Ban fox hunting
94% Business and community control of schools: For
42% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
89% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
77% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
16% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
99% Fox hunting - Ban
4% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
24% Fully Elected House of Lords
31% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50% 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
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
9% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
86% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Minimum Wage
99% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% No detention without charge or trial
63% Nuclear power - For
30% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
91% Post office - in favour of Government policy
9% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
7% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
2% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
14% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
74% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
23% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
43% Smoking ban - In favour
56% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
2% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
78% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
89.5% John ReidAirdrie and ShottsLab
87.0% Adam IngramEast Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowLab
86.7% Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab
86.6% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
86.6% Tom HarrisGlasgow SouthLab

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