Voting Comparison — Lord Best
to Lord Acton

Lord Best

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
26 Jun 2001 still in office Crossbench 81 votes out of 875, 9.3% 875 votes out of 2616, 33.4% 9 times

Voting Differences

HouseDateSubjectLord BestLord ActonRôle
Lords17 Mar 2010Personal Care at Home Bill — Report Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords17 Mar 2010Personal Care at Home Bill — Report tellayeno disagrees with policy
Lords9 Mar 2010Child Poverty Bill — Report minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords8 Feb 2010Bribery Bill [HL] — Third Reading Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords2 Nov 2009Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued) minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords22 Oct 2009Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords9 Jun 2009Business Rate Supplements Bill — Report (2nd Day) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords25 Mar 2009Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day) Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords23 Mar 2009Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL] — Report (Second Day) (Continued) minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords23 Mar 2009Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL] — Report (Second Day) (Continued) minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords7 Jul 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords7 May 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords6 May 2008Lisbon Treaty — The UK can act on the international scene without consulting the European Council — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords30 Apr 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Parliamentary oversight of police and prison service pay Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords21 Apr 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords11 Mar 2008Climate Change Bill — Adaptation Sub-Committee Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords26 Feb 2008Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords29 Jan 2008Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords21 Jan 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — saviour siblings — definition of serious illness minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords17 Oct 2007Legal Services Bill [HL] minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords17 Oct 2007Legal Services Bill [HL] Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords19 Mar 2007Welfare Reform Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords5 Mar 2007Control Orders — Annual renewal 2007 — Regrets the they have not been replaced — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords26 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Conditions for Community Treatment Orders minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords26 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Doctors' involvement in Community Treatment Orders Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords26 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — services for minors. Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords19 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Treatability test. Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords19 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Exclusions from the Act Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords5 Feb 2007Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill — extending measures to those in custody Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords10 Jan 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — requirement for incompetance of patient. Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords26 Oct 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords9 Oct 2006Police and Justice Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords8 Mar 2006Civil Aviation Bill — Night flights — removal of quota Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords3 Nov 2004Housing Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords3 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Improvement in Energy Efficiency Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords3 Nov 2004Housing Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords3 Nov 2004Housing Bill minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords23 Jun 2003Communications Bill Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords24 Feb 2003Licensing Bill [HL] Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — fully appointed Majorityno disagrees with policy
Lords24 Oct 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Burden of proof should be on the government not the asylum seeker when the issue of a late claim arises — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords24 Oct 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Remove the government's power to remove subsistence-only support from all asylum seekers — rejected minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords19 Mar 2002Hunting with dogs: Supervision minorityno disagrees with policy
Lords24 Jul 2001British Overseas Territories Bill [H.L.] minorityno disagrees with policy

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