Voting Record — Lord Watson of Richmond (12900)

Lord Watson of Richmond

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 25 Jul 2023 LDem 9 votes out of 558, 1.6% 558 votes out of 2760, 20.2% 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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectLord Watson of RichmondLDem VoteRôle
Lords4 Mar 2015Deregulation Bill — Third Reading minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Nov 2013Energy Bill — Report (2nd Day) minorityaye Rebel
Lords27 Mar 2012Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being Spokesperson for Innovation, Universities and Skills,
8 Jan 2009Stopped being Spokesperson in the Lords (Universities), Innovation, Universities and Skills
8 Jan 2009Became Spokesperson for Innovation, Universities and Skills,
27 Jul 2007Became Spokesperson in the Lords (Universities), Innovation, Universities and Skills
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed) Majorityaye Rebel
Lords14 Mar 2007House of Lords: Reform (Fully Appointed) Majorityno Rebel
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Spokesperson in the Lords, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
22 Feb 2005Became Spokesperson in the Lords, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
22 Feb 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
Lords4 Mar 2004Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [HL] minorityunknown Unknown
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Minister, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
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
Lords24 Jul 2002Procedure of the House: Select Committee Report tellnono Teller
Lords26 Mar 2001Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel

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
13% Asylum System - More strict
50% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
14% Control Orders
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
58% European Union Integration - For
40% Fox hunting - Ban
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
74% Homosexuality - Equal rights
16% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
100% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
70% 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%Baroness Chapman Crossbench
100.0%The Bishop of ChelmsfordBishop
100.0%Lord Dear Crossbench
100.0%Baroness Meacher Crossbench
100.0%The Bishop of Southwell and NottinghamBishop
(9 MPs voted exactly the same as this one)

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