Voting Record — Lord Mackie of Benshie (13126)

Lord Mackie of Benshie

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

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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 Mackie of BenshieLDem VoteRôle
Lords18 Jul 2007Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007 minorityaye Rebel
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Fully Elected — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed) Majorityaye Rebel
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (Fully Appointed) Majorityno Rebel
Lords25 Apr 2006Conventions: Joint Committee minorityaye Rebel
Lords25 Oct 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill minorityaye Rebel
Lords21 Dec 2004Administration and Works Committee minorityaye Rebel
Lords17 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Lords Amendment — commencement Majorityno Rebel
Lords11 Nov 2004Hunting Bill: amendment — registered hunting Majorityaye Rebel
Lords5 Jul 2004Children Bill [HL] Majorityaye Rebel
Lords11 Nov 2003"Prisoners Liable to Removal from United Kingdom:Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991 Majorityaye Rebel
Lords28 Oct 2003Hunting Bill: amendment — hare coursing Majorityaye Rebel
Lords28 Oct 2003Hunting Bill: amendment — hunting to protect sheep on fell or moorland in National Park minorityaye Rebel
Lords15 Jul 2003Criminal Justice Bill minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 50 per cent appointed/50 per cent elected Majorityaye Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 60 per cent elected/40 per cent appointed Majorityaye Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 80 per cent elected/20 per cent appointed Majorityaye Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — fully elected Majorityaye Rebel
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — fully appointed Majorityno Rebel
Lords6 Nov 2002Lords Amendment Majorityaye Rebel
Lords5 Nov 2002Chinook ZD576: Select Committee Report Majorityaye Rebel
Lords26 Mar 2002Animal Health Bill minorityaye Rebel
Lords11 May 2000Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill minorityno Rebel
8 Apr 1997Stopped being Member, Refreshment Sub Committee
1 Dec 1993Became Member, Refreshment Sub Committee
31 Oct 1984Stopped being Member, European Union Committee
12 Nov 1981Became Member, European Union 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
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
6% Asylum System - More strict
17% Business and community control of schools: For
58% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
14% Control Orders
50% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
60% European Union Integration - For
29% Fox hunting - Ban
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
94% Homosexuality - Equal rights
8% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
21% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Smoking ban - In favour
70% Stop climate change
21% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
50% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 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 Dear Crossbench
100.0%Baroness Kingsmill Lab
100.0%Baroness Meacher Crossbench
100.0%Lord Oliver of AylmertonCrossbench
100.0%Lord Oxburgh Crossbench
(23 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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