Voting Record — Paul Keetch MP, Hereford (10331)

Paul Keetch

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 3 votes out of 659, 0.5% 659 votes out of 1288, 51.2% 1 time
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 18 votes out of 679, 2.7% 679 votes out of 1246, 54.5% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 LDem 11 votes out of 673, 1.6% 673 votes out of 1273, 52.9% 7 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 KeetchLDem VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009Stopped being Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls
8 Jan 2009Stopped being Whip,
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
18 Apr 2008Became Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls
6 Mar 2008Became Whip,
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices minorityunknown Unknown
Commons13 Feb 2006Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register bothno Rebel
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Defence
HouseDateSubjectPaul KeetchLDem VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats Majorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2004Pre-Budget Report 2004 bothno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2004Trade Unions (Political Funds) Reform minorityaye Rebel
26 Jan 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Defence
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jul 2001International Development Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Business of the House minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPaul KeetchLDem VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityno Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Nov 2000Honours and Decorations minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Nov 2000Parliamentary Oath (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 May 1999American Food Exports and European Trade Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Mar 1999Tax Credits Bill - Repeals. tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jul 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - School organisation committees tellnono Teller
Commons24 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill - Parliamentary scrutiny of Annual Report of the Chief Inspector for England tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill — End Partial Selection of Pupils — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Dec 1997Social Security Bill - Backdating of benefit tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill minorityaye 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
13% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Assisted Dying
11% Asylum System - More strict
16% Ban fox hunting
0% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
0% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
28% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
71% European Union Integration - For
0% Foundation hospitals - In favour
16% Fox hunting - Ban
90% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
53% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
81% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Human Rights and Equality
23% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Increase VAT
1% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
4% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
50% Minimum Wage
18% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
99% No detention without charge or trial
32% Nuclear power - For
75% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
6% Post office - in favour of Government policy
94% Post office closures - against
50% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
100% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
88% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
72% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
14% Schools - Greater Autonomy
80% Smoking ban - In favour
86% Stop climate change
100% Support current and former armed service members
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% 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
50% 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
93.3% Charles KennedyRoss, Skye and LochaberLDem
91.6% Nick CleggSheffield, HallamLDem
89.9% Malcolm BruceGordonLDem
89.6% Paul RowenRochdaleLDem

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