Voting Comparison — Lord Watson of Richmond
to Lord Smith of Leigh

Lord Watson of Richmond

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (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

Voting Differences

House	Date	Subject	Lord Watson of Richmond	Lord Smith of Leigh	Rôle
Lords	26 Nov 2014	Consumer Rights Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Jan 2014	Children and Families Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Dec 2013	Energy Bill — Commons Reason	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Jul 2013	EU: Police and Criminal Justice Measures — Motion to Agree	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Apr 2013	Defamation Bill — Commons Reasons	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (4th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Dec 2012	Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Third Reading	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Jul 2012	Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL] Report — Report	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (4th Day)	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (1st Day) — mental health as a definition of health to to be improved	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Mar 2011	Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010 — Motion to Regret	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — No Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Allowing Greater Variation from Mean Number of Electors in MP Constituency in Exceptional Circumstances	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Reduce Number of Members of the House of Lords Before Reducing Number of MPs	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Reduce Number of Ministers If Number of MPs Reduced	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Limit Reduction of MPs from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Special Case for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Allowing Greater Variation from Mean Number of Electors in MP Constituency in Exceptional Circumstances	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Reduce Number of MPs from 650 to 600	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Complete and Accurate Electoral Register Before Reforms	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Establish Committee on Parliamentary Constituency Reforms	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Consultation Period on New Constituency Boundaries	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2010	University Tuition Fee Cap raise to £9,000	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2010	University Tuition Fee Cap raise to £6,000	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2010	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Committee (4th Day) — Abolition of Chief Coroner	minority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee to Decide on Form of AV to Put to Referendum	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Mar 2010	Equality Bill — Report	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill — Committee	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	12 May 2009	Health Bill [HL] — Third Reading	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Regional Development Authorities — power to delegate	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2009	Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — fresh asylum claims and appeals	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2009	Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) Common Travel Area (Northern Ireland)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2009	Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — Common Travel Area	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Nov 2008	Local Transport Bill [HL]	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Post-charge questioning: England and Wales	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2008	Climate Change Bill — Adaptation Sub-Committee	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2008	Climate Change Bill — UK domestic effort	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jul 2007	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jun 2007	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill — custody	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Jun 2007	Greater London Authority Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Jun 2007	Greater London Authority Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Jun 2007	Pensions Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 May 2007	Legal Services Bill [HL]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Apr 2007	Statistics and Registration Service Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Mar 2007	Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Nov 2006	Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Nov 2006	Police and Justice Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Oct 2006	Police and Justice Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	10 Oct 2006	Police and Justice Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Jun 2006	Government of Wales Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Jun 2006	Police and Justice Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	7 Feb 2006	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Remove a clause which allows immigrants to be removed on national security grounds — rejected	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Jan 2006	Speakership of the House	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jan 2006	Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jan 2006	Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Jan 2006	Terrorism Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (restricted scope: efficiency of public services)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (security of data)	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Report of Costs and Benefits	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Oct 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Oct 2005	Charities Bill [HL]	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 Oct 2005	Charities Bill [HL]	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Feb 2005	Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Dec 2004	Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Categories of Offences) Order 2004	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Nov 2004	Lords Amendment	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Nov 2004	Pensions Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	9 Nov 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Nov 2004	"Surcharges	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Nov 2004	"Surcharges	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Nov 2004	Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Nov 2004	Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Jun 2004	Higher Education Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	18 May 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Only withdraw support from failed asylum seekers after an independent evaluation — rejected	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	1 Apr 2004	Lords Amendment	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Mar 2004	Energy Bill [HL]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	30 Mar 2004	Lords Amendment	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Mar 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Mar 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Mar 2004	Lords Amendment	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	16 Mar 2004	"Piloting conduct at European and local elections	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Feb 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Feb 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	20 Jan 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Adjournment	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Initial directors of former NHS trusts	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Lords Amendment — Health and Social Care Bill — NHS foundation trusts	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Lords Amendment — Criminal Justice Bill — Evidence of bad character	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Lords Amendment — Criminal Justice Bill — Jury tampering	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Lords Amendment — Criminal Justice Bill — Juries and fraud trials [2]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2003	Lords Amendment — Criminal Justice Bill — Juries and fraud trials	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	14 Oct 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	aye	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Jul 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Jul 2003	Communications Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	8 Jul 2003	Communications Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	2 Jun 2003	Sexual Offences Bill [HL]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Mar 2003	Licensing Bill [HL]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	17 Feb 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — 60 per cent elected/40 per cent appointed	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — 80 per cent elected/20 per cent appointed	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — fully elected	Majority	aye	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Jan 2003	Courts Bill [HL]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Nov 2002	Lords Amendment	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2002	Lords Amendment	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	4 Nov 2002	Motion Moved on Consideration of Commons Reason No.1A	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Oct 2002	Animal Health Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Oct 2002	Animal Health Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	29 Oct 2002	Animal Health Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Jul 2002	Lords Amendment	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Jul 2002	Lords Amendment	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2001	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [HL]	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Nov 2001	Human Rights Act 1998 (Designated Derogation) Order 2001	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	24 Apr 2001	Health and Social Care Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	15 Mar 2001	Health and Social Care Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	23 Jan 2001	Procedure of the House: Select Committee Report	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Nov 2000	Motion Moved on Consideration of Commons Reason No. 27A	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Nov 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Nov 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Oct 2000	Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Oct 2000	Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	31 Oct 2000	Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jul 2000	Football (Disorder) Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	25 Jul 2000	Football (Disorder) Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Jul 2000	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill	minority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	11 Jul 2000	Utilities Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Jun 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Jun 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	28 Mar 2000	Care Standards Bill [H.L.]	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Feb 2000	Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2000	Majority	no	disagrees with policy
Lords	22 Feb 2000	Greater London Authority (Election Expenses) Order 2000	Majority	no	disagrees with policy

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