Voting Record — Lord Swinfen (13205)

Lord Swinfen

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 SwinfenCon VoteRôle
5 Jun 2022Stopped being Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
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
Lords2 Feb 2021Trade Bill - Commons Amendments — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) Majorityno Rebel
Lords18 Nov 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 1 Majorityno Rebel
Lords20 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill - Commons Reasons — Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) minorityno Rebel
Lords15 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
13 Mar 2018Stopped being Member, Artificial Intelligence Committee
29 Jun 2017Became Member, Artificial Intelligence Committee
Lords28 Feb 2017Neighbourhood Planning Bill - Report (2nd Day) Majorityno Rebel
Lords31 Jan 2017High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill - Third Reading minorityno Rebel
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Lords15 Dec 2014Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill — Report minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Dec 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments Majorityno Rebel
Lords26 Nov 2014Consumer Rights Bill — Report (3rd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords26 Nov 2014Consumer Rights Bill — Report (3rd Day) minorityno Rebel
25 Feb 2014Stopped being Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee
Lords28 Jan 2014Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments minorityno Rebel
Lords22 Jan 2014Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Report (4th Day) Majorityno Rebel
Lords10 Jul 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Report (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords8 Jul 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityunknown Unknown
Lords8 Jul 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Report (1st Day) minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Jun 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading (2nd Day) minorityno Rebel
16 May 2013Became Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee
Lords28 Feb 2013House of Lords: Membership — Motion to Agree minorityaye Rebel
Lords31 Jan 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Lords21 Oct 2011House of Lords Reform Bill [HL] — Order of Consideration Motion minorityaye Rebel
Lords10 Oct 2011Armed Forces Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Lords8 Jun 2011European Union Bill — Inconsequential wording change : supporting to permitting ayeno Rebel
Lords16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding Majorityno 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
23 Jun 2010Became Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
3 Jun 2010Became Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
Lords5 Mar 2009Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009 — Declines to approve — rejected Majorityunknown Unknown
Lords17 Nov 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill tellayeaye Teller
Lords27 Jun 2007Offender Management Bill minorityno Rebel
Lords2 May 2006Speakership: House Committee Report Majorityaye Rebel
Lords25 Jan 2006Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 60 Days minorityno Rebel
Lords10 Jan 2006Road Safety Bill [HL] — identifying new drivers scheme tellayeaye Teller
Lords12 Oct 2005Charities Bill [HL] tellayeaye Teller
Lords12 Oct 2005Charities Bill [HL] tellayeaye Teller
Lords29 Jun 2004Traffic Management Bill tellayeaye Teller
Lords2 Jul 2003Communications Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Lords8 May 2003Courts Bill [HL] tellayeaye Teller
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 60 per cent appointed/40 per cent elected tellnono Teller
Lords4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — 80 per cent appointed/20 per cent elected tellnono Teller
Lords19 Nov 2001Human Rights Act 1998 (Designated Derogation) Order 2001 minorityno Rebel
Lords9 Nov 2000Transport Bill tellayeaye Teller

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
88% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
28% Asylum System - More strict
84% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
86% Control Orders
75% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
35% European Union Integration - For
19% Fox hunting - Ban
50% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Homosexuality - Equal rights
9% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50% No detention without charge or trial
96% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
84% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Smoking ban - In favour
62% Stop climate change
79% 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%Baroness Campbell of LoughboroughCrossbench
100.0%Baroness Chapman Crossbench
100.0%The Bishop of ChelmsfordBishop
100.0%The Bishop of ManchesterBishop
100.0%Baroness Meacher Crossbench
(12 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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