Voting Comparison — Lord Best
to Lord Alderdice

Lord Best

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
26 Jun 2001	still in office	Crossbench	81 votes out of 874, 9.3%	874 votes out of 2613, 33.4%	9 times

Voting Differences

House	Date	Subject	Lord Best	Lord Alderdice	Rôle
Lords	6 Sep 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (6th Day) — Amendment 193A	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	7 Feb 2022	National Insurance Contributions Bill - Report — Amendment 2	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Jul 2021	Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2021	Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendment — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Dec 2020	European Union (Future Relationship) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Dec 2020	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Sep 2020	Agriculture Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 12	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Jun 2020	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill - Report — Amendment 1	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Jun 2020	Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Mar 2019	Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill - Report	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Feb 2019	Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments — Amendment to the Motion	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Jun 2018	Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill - Report	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Jun 2018	Civil Liability Bill [HL] - Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (2nd Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Dec 2017	Data Protection Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Mar 2017	Digital Economy Bill - Report (3rd Day)	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	19 Dec 2016	Pension Schemes Bill [HL] - Report (Continued)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Oct 2015	Energy Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Jul 2015	Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Mar 2015	Deregulation Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Mar 2015	Deregulation Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Mar 2015	Modern Slavery Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	5 Feb 2015	Deregulation Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Dec 2014	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Nov 2014	Consumer Rights Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	3 Nov 2014	Infrastructure Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2014	Immigration Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2014	Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Commons Amendment	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2014	Offender Rehabilitation Bill — Parliamentary Approval of Probation Service Reforms	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Mar 2014	Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Feb 2014	Pensions Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Feb 2014	Pensions Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Jan 2014	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Jan 2014	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Dec 2013	Children and Families Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Dec 2013	Energy Bill — Commons Reason	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Dec 2013	Children and Families Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Oct 2013	Energy Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Oct 2013	Care Bill [HL] — Report (4th Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Oct 2013	Care Bill [HL] — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Jul 2013	EU: Police and Criminal Justice Measures — Motion to Agree	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Jul 2013	Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Apr 2013	Procedure of the House — Motion to Resolve	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Apr 2013	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Reasons	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2013	Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 — Motion to Regret	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2013	Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 — Motion to Regret	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2013	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2013 — Motion to Approve	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Mar 2013	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2013	Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2013	Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2013	Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2013	Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (3rd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Feb 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Feb 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Feb 2013	Public Service Pensions Bill — Report	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Dec 2012	Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Dec 2012	Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Dec 2012	Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Report (3rd Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Dec 2012	Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	3 Dec 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2012 — Motion to Approve	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Oct 2012	National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012 — Motion of Regret	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Oct 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Oct 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Oct 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Apr 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendment	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Apr 2012	Protection of Freedoms Bill — Commons Reason and Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Apr 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Apr 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Mar 2012	Procedure of the House — Motion to Agree	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (4th Day)	aye	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (4th Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (4th Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (3rd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (3rd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	5 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendment	tellaye	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (3rd Day)(Continued)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	tellaye	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Dec 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Dec 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Dec 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Nov 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Consideration of Commons Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Nov 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Committee (7th Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Nov 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Committee (7th Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Nov 2011	Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Nov 2011	Procedure of the House (Proposal 9) — Motion to Resolve	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Oct 2011	Education Bill — Report (3rd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Oct 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Committee (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Oct 2011	Education Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Oct 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — select comittee to scrutinise Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Oct 2011	Armed Forces Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Sep 2011	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Commons Amendment	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Sep 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Commons Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Sep 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Commons Amendments	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Sep 2011	Localism Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Sep 2011	Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	5 Sep 2011	Localism Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Jul 2011	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Consideration of Commons Reason	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Minister Empowered to Determine Referendum on Increased EU Powers and Competences Not Required	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Jun 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Expiry of Provisions Requiring Referendum Before Tranfering UK Powers to the EU	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Mechanism of EU Law Taking Effect in the UK	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Requirement for Referendum on Decisions Under Existing Treaties — Joining Euro — Border Controls — EU Prosecutor's Office	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Report (1st Day) — Clause 2 — Treaties amending or replacing TEU or TFEU	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Inconsequential wording change : supporting to permitting	aye	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 May 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Committee (1st Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 May 2011	Jobseeker's Allowance (Mandatory Work Activity Scheme) Regulations 2011 — Motion of Regret	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 May 2011	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 May 2011	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 May 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 May 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Third Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Apr 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Report (3rd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Mar 2011	Pensions Bill [HL] — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Mar 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Mar 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Allowing Greater Variation from Mean Number of Electors in MP Constituency in Exceptional Circumstances	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Special Case for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Allowing Greater Variation from Mean Number of Electors in MP Constituency in Exceptional Circumstances	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Consultation Period on New Constituency Boundaries	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — 40 Percent Turnout Threshold to make AV Referendum Binding	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Dec 2010	Identity Documents Bill — Consideration of Commons Reason: Motion to adjourn	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Dec 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Political Party Spending During Referenda	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2010	University Tuition Fee Cap raise to £9,000	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Make Alternative Vote Referendum Only Consultative	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Nov 2010	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Committee (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Nov 2010	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Committee (1st Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Nov 2010	Identity Documents Bill — Report	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Nov 2010	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Second Reading	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Jul 2010	Academies Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Jun 2010	Local Government Bill [HL] — Motion to refer to the Examiners	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Apr 2010	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Committee (and remaining stages)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Apr 2010	Crime and Security Bill — Committee (and remaining stages)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House — Motion on Standing Orders	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Mar 2010	Personal Care at Home Bill — Report	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	3 Mar 2010	Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2010 — Motion to Approve	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	3 Mar 2010	Digital Economy Bill — ISP obligations to take account of injunctions	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2009	Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill — Funding Regional Development Agencies via Skills Funding	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Nov 2008	Planning Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jun 2008	Pensions Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 May 2008	Lisbon Treaty — The UK can act on the international scene without consulting the European Council — rejected	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Impact on ccompetition	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Commons proposals on commencement	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Lords Amendment — commencement	Majority	no	disagrees with policy

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