Voting Record — Mr Jon Owen Jones MP, Cardiff Central (10322)

Mr Jon Owen Jones

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
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	24 votes out of 841, 2.9%	841 votes out of 1246, 67.5%	2 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	9 votes out of 826, 1.1%	826 votes out of 1274, 64.8%	50 times

External Links

See Mr Jon Owen Jones's Parliamentary speeches at: TheyWorkForYou.com
Contact your MP for free at: WriteToThem.com
Form a long term relationship with your MP: HearFromYourMP.com
Search for local party donations declared to the Electoral Commission

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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

House	Date	Subject	Mr Jon Owen Jones	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Health Committee
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Clause 226 — Gaming machines: Categories A to D	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Clause 58 — Age limit for Category D gaming machines	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2004	Gambling Bill — 2nd reading	minority	aye	Rebel
20 Jul 2004	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
28 May 2004	Became Member, Health Committee
28 May 2004	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	minority	aye	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	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	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — 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	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
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
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Jon Owen Jones	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	31 Oct 2000	Stem Cell Research	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
28 Jul 1999	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Welsh Office
28 Jul 1998	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Welsh Office
28 Jul 1998	Stopped being Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury
Commons	21 Jul 1998	European Single Currency	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Capital allowances for sea going vessels	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Tax credit compensation for charities with investments in mixed funds	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 1998	The Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] - Racially-aggravated offences: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 1998	Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Licences: conditions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 1998	Local Government (Scotland)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 1998	Local Government (Scotland)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Delegated Legislation - Marine Pollution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Delegated Legislation - Contracting Out	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 1998	Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 1998	Scotland Bill - Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 May 1998	Sierra Leone	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 May 1998	Scotland Bill - Review of role of Scottish Members of House of Commons	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 1998	Orders of the Day	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 1998	Orders of the Day - Taper relief for CGT	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 1998	Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill - The Assembly	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 1998	Bank of England Bill - Monetary Policy Committee.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Apr 1998	Trade Union Recognition	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1998	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 21. Value added tax (long leases in Scotland)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1998	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 4. Wine and made-wine (rates of duty)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1998	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 2. Beer (rate of duty)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 1998	Scotland Bill - Power to fix basic rate for Scottish taxpayers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 1998	Scotland Bill - Constituencies, regions and regional members	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 1998	Bank of England Bill - Transitional provisions and savings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 1998	Scotland Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 1997	Fisheries	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 1997	Fisheries	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 1997	European Communities (Amendment) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 1997	Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 1997	Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1997	Education (Student Loans) Bill - Regulations to prescribe certain terms of student loan agreements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jul 1997	Table - Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jul 1997	Table - Foreign income dividends	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Transitional arrangements for existing assisted pupils	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 1997	European Community Documents - 1998 Preliminary Draft Budget	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 1997	Finance Bill - Charge to windfall tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1997	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 9. Vehicle excise duty (increase in rates)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1997	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 3. Spirits (rate of duty)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 1997	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 1997	European Union	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 1997	European Union	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Jun 1997	Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jun 1997	Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
6 May 1997	Became Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury

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
26%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
86%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
83%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
63%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
70%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
83%	Identity cards - For introduction
7%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
92%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Minimum Wage
2%	No detention without charge or trial
100%	Nuclear power - For
73%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
97%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
3%	Post office closures - against
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
80%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
27%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
96%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	Stop climate change
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
10%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
68%	University education fees - Should be free
53%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
95.6%	Mr Raymond Powell	Ogmore	Lab
93.0%	Julie Morgan	Cardiff North	Lab
92.9%	Mr Jimmy Wray	Glasgow Baillieston	Lab
92.5%	Mr John Lyons	Strathkelvin and Bearsden	Lab
92.4%	Mr Brian Wilson	Cunninghame North	Lab

Voting Record — Mr Jon Owen Jones MP, Cardiff Central (10322)

External Links

Interesting Votes

Policy Comparisons

Possible Friends (more...)

About the Project

The Whip on the Web

Help keep PublicWhip alive