Voting Record — Lord Bruce of Bennachie (10074)

Lord Bruce of Bennachie is currently Member, International Relations and Defence Committee, Member, EU Services Sub-Committee and Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Scotland),

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 19 Nov 2015 still in office LDem 1 vote out of 657, 0.2% 657 votes out of 901, 72.9% 1 time
Gordon 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 LDem 9 votes out of 775, 1.2% 775 votes out of 1239, 62.6% 1 time
Gordon 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 3 votes out of 701, 0.4% 701 votes out of 1288, 54.4% 0 times
Gordon 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 20 votes out of 674, 3.0% 674 votes out of 1246, 54.1% 1 time
Gordon 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 13 votes out of 555, 2.3% 555 votes out of 1273, 43.6% 0 times

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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 Bruce of BennachieLDem VoteRôle
31 Jan 2024Became Member, International Relations and Defence Committee
31 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Environment and Climate Change Committee
31 Dec 2023Stopped being Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
31 Jan 2023Became Member, Environment and Climate Change Committee
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityaye Rebel
17 Sep 2020Became Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
31 Aug 2020Stopped being Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
23 Apr 2020Became Member, EU Services Sub-Committee
23 Apr 2020Stopped being Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
29 Aug 2019Became Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
Lords3 Apr 2019Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion tellayeaye Teller
27 Jun 2017Became Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
28 Oct 2016Became Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Scotland),
HouseDateSubjectMalcolm BruceLDem VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, International Development Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, International Development Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats,
Commons18 Nov 2014Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — New Clause 2 — Pubs Code: Market Rent Only Option for Tenants of Large Pub-Owning Businesses minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2014Reappointment of Ian Kennedy as Chair of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Sep 2014Motion for the House of Commons to Sit in Private tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons2 Jul 2014Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — New Clause 1 — Corportation Tax Arrangments for Oil Industry Asset Hire Operations minorityaye Rebel
29 Jan 2014Became Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats,
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range minorityno Rebel
Commons3 May 2011Finance Bill — Clause 7 — Increase Tax Rate For Companies Producing Oil and Gas from 20% to 32% minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Mar 2011Budget Resolution — Taxation of UK Oil and Gas Production minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Dec 2010Daylight Saving Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Dec 2010Daylight Saving Bill — Conclude Second Reading debate minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMalcolm BruceLDem VoteRôle
13 Jan 2010Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons25 Nov 2009Christmas Holiday Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
10 Mar 2008Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
Commons5 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Standards of competence bothaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) Majorityno Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became Chair, International Development Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Chair, International Development Committee
14 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
12 Jul 2005Became Member, International Development Committee
11 Jul 2005Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry,
HouseDateSubjectMalcolm BruceLDem VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats Majorityaye 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
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Feb 2004School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination) tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees Majorityno 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
1 Jun 2003Became Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry,
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Programming minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
1 Jan 2002Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMalcolm BruceLDem VoteRôle
11 May 2001Stopped being Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
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 Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill [Money] minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
3 Nov 1999Became Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
1 Jan 1999Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
31 Jul 1998Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
Commons29 Jul 1998Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment) minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 1997Firearms (Amendment) Bill minorityunknown Unknown
15 Nov 1995Became Member, Treasury Committee
28 Nov 1994Stopped being Member, Trade & Industry Committee
1 Jan 1994Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 1994Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
9 Nov 1992Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
26 Oct 1992Became Member, Trade & Industry Committee
27 Apr 1992Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
1 Jan 1992Became Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
1 Jan 1992Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland),
15 Feb 1990Stopped being Member, Trade & Industry Committee
1 Jan 1990Became Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland),
1 Jan 1989Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jan 1989Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
1 Jan 1988Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
1 Jan 1988Became Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
1 Jan 1988Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
17 Jun 1987Became Member, Trade & Industry Committee
15 May 1987Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
1 Jan 1987Became Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
1 Jan 1987Became Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
1 Jan 1987Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
1 Jan 1987Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
1 Jan 1985Became Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change),
9 Jun 1983Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee

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
14% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
83% Academy Schools - for
26% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
29% Asylum System - More strict
30% Ban fox hunting
32% Bankers' Bonus Tax
38% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
75% Closed Material Proceedure
71% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
62% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
90% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
25% Energy Prices - More Affordable
70% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
69% European Union Integration - For
71% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
0% Foundation hospitals - In favour
30% Fox hunting - Ban
61% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
91% Fully Elected House of Lords
41% Further devolution to Scotland
29% Further devolution to Wales
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
64% GP Commissioning in the NHS
21% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
71% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
64% Higher taxes on banks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
91% Homosexuality - Equal rights
90% HS2 - In Favour
74% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
89% Increase Air Passenger Duty
75% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
94% Increase VAT
50% Inheritance Tax
2% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
86% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
33% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
5% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
43% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
49% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
71% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
25% Mansion Tax
83% Mass Retention of Communications Data
78% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
27% Minimum Wage
15% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
36% More powers for local councils
61% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
3% Nuclear power - For
54% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
4% Post office - in favour of Government policy
96% Post office closures - against
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
71% Privatise Royal Mail
82% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
2% Reduce capital gains tax
75% Reduce central funding for local government
86% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
79% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
54% Reducing the number of MPs - for
88% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
29% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
75% Register of Lobbyists
17% Regulate letting agent fees
17% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
71% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
82% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
89% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
38% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
91% Same Sex Marriage - for
60% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
77% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
63% Stop climate change
6% Support current and former armed service members
52% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
21% 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
39% University Tuition Fees - For
57% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
98% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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