Voting Record — Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (10013)

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
House of Lords	20 Oct 2015	still in office	Con	44 votes out of 645, 6.8%	645 votes out of 969, 66.6%	0 times
North East Hampshire	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	2 votes out of 904, 0.2%	904 votes out of 1239, 73.0%	0 times
North East Hampshire	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	15 votes out of 793, 1.9%	793 votes out of 1288, 61.6%	0 times
North East Hampshire	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	10 votes out of 785, 1.3%	785 votes out of 1246, 63.0%	3 times
North East Hampshire	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	4 votes out of 887, 0.5%	887 votes out of 1274, 69.6%	1 time

External Links

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom	Con Vote	Rôle
Lords	23 May 2024	Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill - Committee — Amendment 2	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	17 May 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 76	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	15 May 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 2 (to Amendment 1)	Majority	no	Rebel
24 Nov 2021	Stopped being Chair, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
24 Nov 2021	Stopped being Chair, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
Lords	13 Jul 2021	Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
31 Mar 2021	Stopped being Member, EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee
Lords	9 Nov 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Committee (5th Day)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	9 Nov 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Committee (5th Day)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	20 Oct 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Second Reading (2nd Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
15 Oct 2020	Became Chair, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
15 Oct 2020	Became Chair, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
23 Apr 2020	Became Member, EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee
23 Apr 2020	Stopped being Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
Lords	6 Sep 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill - Report — Amendment 1	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2F)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2E)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2D)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2J)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2K)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	22 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Bill - Commons Amendment — Motion A	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	17 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill - Report — Amendment 3	Majority	no	Rebel
2 Jul 2019	Became Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	18 Jun 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	8 May 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (6th Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	2 May 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (5th Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (4th Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	25 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (3rd Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	18 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	18 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	James Arbuthnot	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Feb 2015	Motion to Sit in Private	minority	no	Rebel
16 Jun 2014	Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
28 Apr 2014	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
28 Apr 2014	Stopped being Chair, Defence Committee
28 Apr 2014	Stopped being Chair, Defence Committee
8 Mar 2011	Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 Jan 2011	Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	James Arbuthnot	Con Vote	Rôle
13 Jan 2010	Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
26 Jan 2006	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
31 Oct 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry),
11 Jul 2005	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
11 Jul 2005	Became Chair, Defence Committee
11 Jul 2005	Became Chair, Defence Committee
10 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry),
House	Date	Subject	James Arbuthnot	Con Vote	Rôle
1 Feb 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry),
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber	Majority	aye	Rebel
8 Nov 2003	Became Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry),
16 Jul 2003	Stopped being Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 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	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
19 Jun 2002	Became Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	tellno	no	Teller
30 Jul 2001	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
7 Jun 2001	Stopped being Shadow Chief Whip (Commons),
House	Date	Subject	James Arbuthnot	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Mar 2000	Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Waste Minimisation Bill [Money]	Majority	no	Rebel
11 Jun 1997	Became Shadow Chief Whip (Commons),
1 May 1997	Stopped being Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement),
6 Jul 1995	Became Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement),
6 Jul 1995	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security),
20 Jul 1994	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security),
20 Jul 1994	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
15 Apr 1992	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
43%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
61%	Asylum System - More strict
16%	Ban fox hunting
12%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
75%	Closed Material Proceedure
87%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
15%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
27%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
58%	Easier access to abortion
90%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
24%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
44%	European Union Integration - For
88%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
60%	Fixed Term Parliaments
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
16%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
65%	Fully Elected House of Lords
8%	Further devolution to Scotland
20%	Further devolution to Wales
42%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
0%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
77%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
79%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
24%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
90%	HS2 - In Favour
44%	Human Rights and Equality
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
40%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
94%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
99%	Increase the state pension age
94%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
81%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
24%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
75%	Localise Council Tax Support
54%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
25%	Mansion Tax
71%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
88%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
11%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
28%	More powers for local councils
35%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57%	Nuclear power - For
44%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
92%	Police and Crime Commissioners
3%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
97%	Post office closures - against
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
79%	Promote Occupational Pensions
13%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17%	Reduce capital gains tax
100%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
90%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
91%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
93%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
62%	Register of Lobbyists
16%	Regulate letting agent fees
33%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
17%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
95%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
73%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
60%	Same Sex Marriage - for
97%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
76%	Smoking ban - In favour
0%	State control of bus services
51%	Stop climate change
22%	Support current and former armed service members
56%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
40%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
39%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
38%	University Tuition Fees - For
93%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
13%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 2015-2017, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Lords attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Lords that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (10013)

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