Voting Comparison — Lord Best
to Lord Alton of Liverpool

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 875, 9.3%	875 votes out of 2621, 33.4%	9 times

Voting Differences

House	Date	Subject	Lord Best	Lord Alton of Liverpool	Rôle
Lords	16 Jan 2024	Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] - Report — Amendment 5	minority	tellaye	agrees with policy
Lords	6 Sep 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (6th Day) — Amendment 193A	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	7 Dec 2022	Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill - Report — Amendment 22	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Feb 2022	Nationality and Borders Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 20	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Feb 2022	National Insurance Contributions Bill - Report — Amendment 2	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jan 2022	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (6th Day) — Amendment 115	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Jun 2021	Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 - Motion to Annul	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Dec 2020	European Union (Future Relationship) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	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	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	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	21 Jan 2019	Trade Bill - Committee (1st Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Dec 2018	Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018 - Motion to Approve	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Dec 2018	Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018 - Motion to Approve	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Jun 2018	Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill - Report	minority	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	20 Mar 2017	Digital Economy Bill - Report (2nd Day)	minority	tellaye	agrees with policy
Lords	20 Mar 2017	Digital Economy Bill - Report (2nd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2017	Higher Education and Research Bill - Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2017	Higher Education and Research Bill - Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Jan 2017	High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill - Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Jan 2017	Wales Bill - Report (2nd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Dec 2016	Pension Schemes Bill [HL] - Report (Continued)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Apr 2016	Housing and Planning Bill - Report (3rd Day)	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	18 Nov 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Oct 2015	Joint Committee on Human Rights — Message from the Commons	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Oct 2015	Joint Committee on Human Rights — Message from the Commons	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Oct 2015	Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 - Motion to Annul	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Oct 2015	Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 - Motion to Annul	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Oct 2015	Energy Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Oct 2015	Childcare Bill [HL] — Report	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	3 Mar 2015	Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Feb 2015	Deregulation Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Jan 2015	Assisted Dying Bill [HL] — Committee (2nd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Nov 2014	Wales Bill — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Nov 2014	Infrastructure Bill [HL] — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Oct 2014	Deregulation Bill — Committee	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Oct 2014	Deregulation Bill — Committee	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 May 2014	Care Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 May 2014	Care Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2014	Immigration Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Mar 2014	Defence Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Mar 2014	Water Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Mar 2014	Defence Reform Bill — Report (First Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Feb 2014	Pensions Bill — Report (2nd Day) — 3.39 pm	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Jan 2014	Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Jan 2014	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Committee (2nd Day)	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	29 Oct 2013	Care Bill [HL] — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Jul 2013	Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Jul 2013	Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Jul 2013	Intellectual Property Bill [HL] — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jul 2013	Mesothelioma Bill [HL] — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Jul 2013	Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Jul 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jun 2013	Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Apr 2013	Procedure of the House — Motion to Resolve	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (4th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Feb 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Feb 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Jan 2013	Administration and Works Committee — Motion to Agree	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (4th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Jun 2012	Financial Services Bill — Committed to Committee	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	minority	tellaye	agrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	20 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (4th Day)	Majority	tellaye	agrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (4th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (6th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (3rd Day) — Relevant documents: 18th and 22nd Reports from the Constitution Committee	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendment	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	tellaye	aye	agrees with policy
Lords	7 Dec 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Committee (11th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Nov 2011	Procedure of the House (Proposal 9) — Motion to Resolve	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Oct 2011	Pensions Bill — Commons Amendments	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Oct 2011	Localism Bill — Report (6th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 Oct 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Reject at Second Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Oct 2011	Armed Forces Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Sep 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Motion to Refer to Grand Committee	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Sep 2011	Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Sep 2011	Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Jul 2011	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Consideration of Commons Reason	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Report (3rd Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	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 of Referendum Prior to the UK Adopting the Euro	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Mar 2011	Pensions Bill [HL] — Report	minority	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	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	8 Dec 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	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	30 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee to Decide on Form of AV to Put to Referendum	Majority	aye	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	Children, Schools and Families Bill — Committee (and remaining stages)	minority	no	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	Digital Economy Bill — ISP obligations to take account of injunctions	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Mar 2010	Equality Bill — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill — Committee	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	3 Feb 2010	Digital Economy Bill — New functions of Channel 4 — requires special annual report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	3 Feb 2010	Digital Economy Bill — Limit the powers of the manager appointed to save a failed internet domain registry — rejected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jan 2010	Equality Bill — Committee (4th Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jan 2010	Equality Bill — Committee (4th Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Remove powers of Lord Chancellor to Suspend a Coroner's Inquest — rejected	Majority	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	20 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Standards Bill — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Jun 2009	Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] — Report (4th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Apr 2009	Health Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day)	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Nov 2008	Planning Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Jun 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Ratification by all states before coming into force — rejected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Jun 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Delay till 20 October 2008 — rejected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jun 2008	Pensions Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jun 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Change the date upon which the Treaty will come into force — rejected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 May 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on the Euro — rejected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Mar 2008	Climate Change Bill — Statement of emissions, delete aviation	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Impact on ccompetition	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Feb 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Strong evidence required to use admix embryos	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	21 Jan 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — need for a father	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jul 2007	Further Education and Training Bill [HL]	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Jun 2007	Greater London Authority Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	5 Jun 2007	Offender Management Bill	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 May 2007	Offender Management Bill — Principles of probation services	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Fully Elected — rejected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords: Reform (Fully Appointed)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	26 Oct 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Nov 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — fully elected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — fully appointed	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	5 Nov 2002	Lords Amendment	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy

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