Voting Record — Lord Beith (10034)

Lord Beith is currently Member, Constitution Committee, Deputy Chairman of Committees, , Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee), Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and Member, Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House

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 23 Nov 2015 still in office LDem 6 votes out of 728, 0.8% 728 votes out of 901, 80.8% 0 times
Berwick-upon-Tweed 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 LDem 24 votes out of 953, 2.5% 953 votes out of 1239, 76.9% 0 times
Berwick-upon-Tweed 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 20 votes out of 936, 2.1% 936 votes out of 1288, 72.7% 0 times
Berwick-upon-Tweed 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 27 votes out of 836, 3.2% 836 votes out of 1246, 67.1% 1 time
Berwick-upon-Tweed 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 23 votes out of 758, 3.0% 758 votes out of 1273, 59.5% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectLord BeithLDem VoteRôle
31 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
31 Jan 2024Became Member, Constitution Committee
31 Jan 2023Became Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
19 May 2022Became Deputy Chairman of Committees,
Lords16 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords22 Feb 2022Procedure and Privileges Committee - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityaye Rebel
19 Jan 2022Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Lords28 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords28 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
28 Jan 2021Stopped being Member, Constitution Committee
24 Nov 2020Became Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Lords15 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
20 Dec 2016Became Member, Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House
25 May 2016Became Member, Constitution Committee
HouseDateSubjectAlan BeithLDem VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Justice Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Justice Committee
Commons25 Mar 2015Draft Infrastructure Planning (Radioactive Waste Geological Disposal Facilities) Order 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2014Railways (Public Sector Operators) minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2014Recognition of the State of Palestine Alongside the State of Israel minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Discrimination on the Basis of Caste minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Jan 2013Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill — Protection In Respect of Beliefs About Definition of Marriage Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2011Regulation of Hairdressers — Fines for Hairdressing Commercially Without a Licence Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Sep 2011Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill — Clause 27 — Any Additional Resources Required for Switch From Control Orders to TPIMs minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies minorityno Rebel
21 Jul 2010Became Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
21 Jul 2010Became Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
21 Jul 2010Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
HouseDateSubjectAlan BeithLDem VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Business of the House — Chair (Terminology) minorityaye Rebel
13 Jan 2010Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 61 — Freedom of Speech — Discussion and Criticism of Sexual Conduct and Orientation minorityaye Rebel
13 Jul 2009Became Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
Commons1 Jul 2009Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 9 — Offences minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Mar 2009Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (easter) Majorityno Rebel
24 Nov 2008Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) minorityno Rebel
6 Nov 2007Became Chair, Justice Committee
6 Nov 2007Became Chair, Justice Committee
Commons5 Jun 2007Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2007Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2006Point of Order — Clause 3 — The "public benefit" test minorityno Rebel
9 Oct 2006Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
24 May 2005Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
HouseDateSubjectAlan BeithLDem VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2004Pre-Budget Report 2004 Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples minorityno 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
Commons28 Jun 2004Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber Majorityaye 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
4 Feb 2003Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Carry-over of Bills minorityaye Rebel
1 Jun 2002Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jan 2002Local Government Finance tellnono Teller
30 Jul 2001Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
1 Jun 2001Became Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
HouseDateSubjectAlan BeithLDem VoteRôle
11 May 2001Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Apr 2001Finance Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill tellayeaye Teller
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
1 Jan 2001Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill [Money] minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Nov 2000Parliamentary Oath (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Apr 2000Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent) minorityaye Rebel
14 Feb 2000Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons25 Jan 2000Parental Authority minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill Majorityno Rebel
1 Jun 1999Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Fox control in national parks 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
1 Jan 1997Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jan 1995Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jun 1994Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 1994Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
15 May 1987Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
15 May 1987Stopped being Member, Privileges Committee
1 Jan 1987Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 1987Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
1 Jan 1987Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
14 May 1986Became Member, Privileges Committee
5 Dec 1985Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
1 Jan 1985Became Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
9 Jun 1983Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
1 Nov 1978Became Member, Procedure Committee
1 Jan 1976Became Opposition Whip (Commons),

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
74% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
97% Academy Schools - for
8% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
7% Asylum System - More strict
0% Ban fox hunting
20% Bankers' Bonus Tax
45% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Closed Material Proceedure
84% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
28% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6% Energy Prices - More Affordable
88% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
71% European Union Integration - For
93% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
71% Fixed Term Parliaments
0% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
95% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Further devolution to Scotland
20% Further devolution to Wales
31% Gambling - Against permissiveness
93% GP Commissioning in the NHS
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
70% Homosexuality - Equal rights
70% HS2 - In Favour
68% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
60% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
97% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
94% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
67% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
2% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
54% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
84% Mass Retention of Communications Data
88% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16% Minimum Wage
15% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39% More powers for local councils
64% No detention without charge or trial
33% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
3% Nuclear power - For
49% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
71% Privatise Royal Mail
84% Promote Occupational Pensions
19% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17% Reduce capital gains tax
100% Reduce central funding for local government
94% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
91% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
57% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
28% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
33% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
80% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
33% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
90% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50% Right to strike
72% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
61% Same Sex Marriage - for
79% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Sell England's Public Forests
84% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
58% Stop climate change
6% Support current and former armed service members
60% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
54% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
17% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
41% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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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