Voting Record — Paul Holmes MP, Chesterfield (10968)

Paul Holmes

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 8 votes out of 935, 0.9% 935 votes out of 1288, 72.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 24 votes out of 926, 2.6% 926 votes out of 1246, 74.3% 2 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectPaul HolmesLDem VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day) minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill minorityaye Rebel
29 Jan 2008Became Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee
20 Dec 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
7 Nov 2007Stopped being Member, Education & Skills Committee
25 Oct 2007Stopped being Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
5 Jul 2007Became Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
5 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Arts and Culture), Culture, Media & Sport
Commons26 Jun 2007Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
19 Dec 2006Stopped being Arts and Culture, Shadow Minister
19 Dec 2006Became Shadow Minister (Arts and Culture), Culture, Media & Sport
17 Aug 2006Became Arts and Culture, Shadow Minister
24 May 2006Became Member, Education & Skills Committee
21 Mar 2006Became Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities
21 Mar 2006Stopped being Chair of the Parliamentary Party,
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2006Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats minorityaye Rebel
19 Oct 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
16 Jun 2005Became Chair of the Parliamentary Party,
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions), Work & Pensions
1 Jun 2005Became Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1 Jun 2005Stopped being People With Disabilities, Non-Departmental & Cross-Departmental Responsibilities
HouseDateSubjectPaul HolmesLDem VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Education & Skills Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 31 — Requirements for approval Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 4 — Best interests Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 2 — Excluded decisions (No. 2) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Education & Skills Committee
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Feb 2004School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination) tellayeno Rebel Teller
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions), Work & Pensions
26 Jan 2004Became People With Disabilities, Non-Departmental & Cross-Departmental Responsibilities
Commons14 Jul 2003Communications Bill — Clause 340 — Modification of Disqualification Provisions Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — Abolish selection by aptitude in state schools — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House Majorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jul 2001International Development Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Business of the House minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) Majorityno Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
0% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
7% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
0% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
1% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
66% European Union Integration - For
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
92% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
85% Homosexuality - Equal rights
83% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
74% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
0% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% No detention without charge or trial
0% Nuclear power - For
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
4% Post office - in favour of Government policy
96% Post office closures - against
17% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
100% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
15% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
99% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
18% Schools - Greater Autonomy
98% Smoking ban - In favour
66% Stop climate change
100% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
21% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University education fees - Should be free
1% University Tuition Fees - For
8% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
100.0% John HowellHenleyCon
99.0% Paul RowenRochdaleLDem
98.9% Charles KennedyRoss, Skye and LochaberLDem
98.4% Nick CleggSheffield, HallamLDem
98.4% Willie RennieDunfermline and West FifeLDem

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