Voting Record — Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (13473)

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean is currently Chair, Financial Services Regulation Committee and Chair, Financial Services Regulation Committee

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
30 Nov 1998 still in office Con 60 votes out of 1428, 4.2% 1428 votes out of 2832, 50.4% 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 Forsyth of DrumleanCon VoteRôle
24 Jan 2024Became Chair, Financial Services Regulation Committee
24 Jan 2024Became Chair, Financial Services Regulation Committee
Lords24 Mar 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 16 minorityno Rebel
Lords16 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170 minorityno Rebel
Lords7 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (3rd Day) (Continued) — Amendment 151A minorityno Rebel
Lords3 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill - Report (2nd Day) (Continued) — Amendment 108 Majorityno Rebel
19 Jan 2022Stopped being Chair, Economic Affairs Committee
19 Jan 2022Stopped being Chair, Economic Affairs Committee
Lords21 Oct 2021Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) (Continued) — Amendment 50 Majorityno Rebel
Lords20 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree — Motion minorityaye Rebel
Lords20 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree minorityaye 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
Lords28 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords23 Feb 2021Trade Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B) Majorityno Rebel
Lords2 Feb 2021Trade Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) Majorityno Rebel
Lords2 Feb 2021Trade Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B) Majorityno Rebel
22 Jan 2021Stopped being Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
Lords12 Jan 2021Medicines and Medical Devices Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 3 Majorityno Rebel
Lords7 Dec 2020Trade Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 9 Majorityno Rebel
Lords7 Dec 2020Trade Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 8 Majorityno Rebel
Lords1 Dec 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords30 Nov 2020High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 6 minorityno Rebel
Lords25 Nov 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 68A Majorityno Rebel
Lords18 Nov 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 7 Majorityno Rebel
Lords28 Sep 2020Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions - Motion of Regret minorityno Rebel
8 Sep 2020Became Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
8 Sep 2020Stopped being Chair, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
8 Sep 2020Stopped being Chair, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
Lords23 Jun 2020Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill - Report (and remaining stages) — Amendment 45 minorityno Rebel
Lords15 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityaye Rebel
Lords6 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill - Report — Amendment 2 minorityno Rebel
Lords8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - Committee — Amendment 7 minorityaye Rebel
Lords15 Mar 2019House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Report — Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Lords15 Mar 2019House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Report — Motion Majorityno Rebel
4 Sep 2018Became Chair, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
4 Sep 2018Became Chair, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
Lords23 Mar 2018House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Committee Majorityaye Rebel
27 Jun 2017Became Chair, Economic Affairs Committee
27 Jun 2017Became Chair, Economic Affairs Committee
27 Jun 2017Stopped being Member, Economic Affairs Committee
Lords31 Jan 2017High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill - Third Reading minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Jul 2016Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 - Motion to Regret minorityno Rebel
Lords21 Mar 2016Immigration Bill — Report (3rd Day) (Continued) minorityno Rebel
4 Mar 2016Stopped being Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
Lords29 Feb 2016Scotland Bill - Report (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords24 Feb 2016Scotland Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued) minorityno Rebel
8 Dec 2015Became Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee
Lords21 Jul 2015Proposed Changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons — Motion Majorityno Rebel
8 Jun 2015Became Member, Economic Affairs Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Lords27 Feb 2015International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Report minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Dec 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments Majorityno Rebel
Lords19 Nov 2014Consumer Rights Bill — Report Majorityno Rebel
25 Jun 2014Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
11 Mar 2014Stopped being Member, Soft Power Committee
Lords8 Jan 2014Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Report (1st Day) Majorityno Rebel
Lords4 Jun 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
16 May 2013Became Member, Soft Power Committee
15 May 2013Stopped being Member, Economic Affairs Committee
Lords24 Apr 2013Procedure of the House — Motion to Resolve minorityno Rebel
Lords22 Apr 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Reasons Majorityno Rebel
Lords20 Mar 2013Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Report (3rd Day) Majorityno Rebel
Lords18 Jan 2013Scrap Metal Dealers Bill — Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Lords18 Jun 2012Financial Services Bill — Committed to Committee minorityno Rebel
Lords26 Mar 2012Scotland Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords18 Jul 2011Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Consideration of Commons Reason Majorityno Rebel
Lords8 Jun 2011European Union Bill — Inconsequential wording change : supporting to permitting ayeno Rebel
Lords16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — No Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding minorityno Rebel
Lords16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding Majorityno Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Reduce Number of Members of the House of Lords Before Reducing Number of MPs minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Reduce Number of Ministers If Number of MPs Reduced minorityno Rebel
Lords7 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — 40 Percent Turnout Threshold to make AV Referendum Binding minorityno Rebel
Lords19 Jan 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Special Case for Isle of Wight Constituency Majorityno Rebel
Lords7 Apr 2010Children, Schools and Families Bill — Committee (and remaining stages) minorityaye Rebel
12 Nov 2009Stopped being Member, Barnett Formula Committee
Lords26 Oct 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Report (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords5 Mar 2009Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009 — Declines to approve — rejected minorityunknown Unknown
15 Dec 2008Became Member, Economic Affairs Committee
10 Dec 2008Became Member, Barnett Formula Committee
5 May 2005Stopped being Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
Lords11 Nov 2003"Prisoners Liable to Removal from United Kingdom:Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords11 Nov 2003"Prisoners Liable to Removal from United Kingdom:Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991 Majorityaye Rebel
19 Jun 2002Became Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
11 May 2001Stopped being Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
Lords22 Jan 2001Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2000 Majorityaye Rebel
6 Mar 2000Became Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
Lords2 Dec 1999Succession to the Crown (Amendment) tellayeno Rebel Teller
1 May 1997Stopped being Secretary of State for Scottish Office,
5 Jul 1995Became Secretary of State for Scottish Office,
5 Jul 1995Stopped being Minister of State (Home Office),
20 Jul 1994Became Minister of State (Home Office),
19 Jul 1994Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Employment),
14 Apr 1992Became Minister of State (Department of Employment),
13 Apr 1992Stopped being Minister of State (Scottish Office),
7 Sep 1990Became Minister of State (Scottish Office),
7 Sep 1990Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office),
13 Jun 1987Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office),
15 May 1987Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
9 Jun 1983Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this Lord and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
64% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
25% Assisted Dying
40% Asylum System - More strict
50% Business and community control of schools: For
96% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
14% Control Orders
81% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
13% European Union Integration - For
29% Fox hunting - Ban
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
29% Homosexuality - Equal rights
9% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
86% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% Stop climate change
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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.

AgreementNameParty
100.0%Lord Alliance LDem
100.0%Lord Dear Crossbench
100.0%Lord Hope of CraigheadJudge
100.0%Lord Lee of TraffordLDem
100.0%Baroness Meacher Crossbench
(15 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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