Voting Record — Lord Smith of Finsbury (10547)

Lord Smith of Finsbury

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 14 Jul 2008 still in office Non-affiliated 34 votes out of 346, 9.8% 346 votes out of 1574, 22.0% 0 times
House of Lords 18 Jul 2005 11 Jul 2008 Lab 4 votes out of 91, 4.4% 91 votes out of 384, 23.7% 0 times
Islington South and Finsbury 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 11 votes out of 765, 1.4% 765 votes out of 1246, 61.4% 0 times
Islington South and Finsbury 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 2 votes out of 501, 0.4% 501 votes out of 1273, 39.4% 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 Smith of FinsburyNon-affiliated VoteRôle
Lords6 Dec 2023Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityunknown Unknown
Lords25 Jan 2023Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill - Report — Amendment 22 minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Apr 2022Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued) — Amendment 42 minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Apr 2022Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 39 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion J1 (as an amendment to Motion J) Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion G1 (as an amendment to Motion G) Majorityno Rebel
Lords4 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion F1 (as an amendment to Motion F) Majorityno Rebel
Lords31 Mar 2022Judicial Review and Courts Bill - Report — Amendment 1 Majorityno Rebel
Lords10 Jan 2022Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 97 minorityno Rebel
Lords15 Dec 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) (Continued) — Amendment 85 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords15 Dec 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 78B ayeno Rebel
Lords15 Dec 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 71 minorityno Rebel
Lords8 Dec 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (1st Day) — Motion Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords15 Sep 2021Environment Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 108A Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords15 Sep 2021Environment Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 99 Majorityno Rebel
Lords6 Sep 2021Environment Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 4 Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords20 Jul 2021Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] - Report — Amendment 27 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords13 Jul 2021Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords10 Jun 2021Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 - Motion to Annul minorityno Rebel
Lords14 Apr 2021Financial Services Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 15 minorityno Rebel
Lords3 Mar 2021Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - Report — Amendment 21 minorityno Rebel
Lords3 Mar 2021Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - Report — Amendment 1 minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2021Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendment — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Feb 2021Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendment — Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B) minorityno Rebel
Lords12 Jan 2021Medicines and Medical Devices Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 7 minorityno Rebel
Lords11 Jan 2021Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 11 minorityno Rebel
Lords11 Jan 2021Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 9 minorityno Rebel
Lords30 Dec 2020European Union (Future Relationship) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords30 Dec 2020Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords14 Dec 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments — Motion G1 (as an amendment to Motion G) minorityno Rebel
Lords30 Nov 2020High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 6 minorityno Rebel
Lords30 Nov 2020High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 5 minorityno Rebel
Lords26 Nov 2020Parliamentary Constituencies Bill - Commons Reasons — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) minorityno Rebel
Lords25 Nov 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 75 minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Nov 2020Agriculture Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion A2 (as an amendment to Motion A) minorityno Rebel
Lords20 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill - Commons Reasons — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords14 Oct 2020Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments — Motion 4A (as an amendment to the Motion on Amendment 4) minorityno Rebel
Lords22 Sep 2020Agriculture Bill - Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 88 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords20 Jul 2020Business and Planning Bill - Report — Amendment 40 minorityunknown Unknown
Lords1 Jul 2020Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill - Report — Amendment 3 minorityno Rebel
Lords23 Jun 2020Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill - Report (and remaining stages) — Amendment 45 minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Mar 2019Trade Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 34 Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords6 Mar 2019Trade Bill - Report (1st Day) Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords8 May 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (6th Day) Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords13 Mar 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons minorityno Rebel
Lords13 Mar 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons minorityno Rebel
Lords7 Mar 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Third Reading minorityno Rebel
Lords7 Mar 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Report minorityunknown Unknown
Lords27 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Membership of the European Single Market minorityno Rebel
Lords14 Jul 2015Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] — Report minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectLord Smith of FinsburyLab VoteRôle
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed) minorityno Rebel
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (60pc elected, 40pc appointed) minorityno Rebel
Lords25 Jan 2006Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 60 Days Majorityaye Rebel
Lords8 Nov 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Chris SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Declaration of War minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2002Identity Card Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
8 Jun 2001Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
8 Jun 2001Stopped being The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
HouseDateSubjectMr Chris SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
22 Jul 1997Became The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
22 Jul 1997Stopped being Secretary of State for National Heritage,
3 May 1997Became Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport
3 May 1997Became Secretary of State for National Heritage,
1 May 1997Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1996Became Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1996Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1995Became Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1995Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1994Became Shadow Secretary of State,
1 Jul 1994Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State,
11 Apr 1992Became Shadow Secretary of State,

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
33% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
72% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
75% Business and community control of schools: For
42% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
54% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
55% European Union Integration - For
70% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
14% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
98% Fully Elected House of Lords
20% Gambling - Against permissiveness
86% Homosexuality - Equal rights
61% Identity cards - For introduction
3% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
26% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
70% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Minimum Wage
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
7% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
18% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
92% Post office - in favour of Government policy
8% Post office closures - against
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
99% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
62% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
24% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
45% Stop climate change
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
83% University Tuition Fees - For
1% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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