Voting Record — Paul Murphy MP, Torfaen (10454)

Paul Murphy

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
House of Lords	24 Nov 2015	still in office	Lab	5 votes out of 596, 0.8%	596 votes out of 934, 63.8%	0 times
Torfaen	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	6 votes out of 842, 0.7%	842 votes out of 1239, 68.0%	0 times
Torfaen	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	17 votes out of 1014, 1.7%	1014 votes out of 1288, 78.7%	0 times
Torfaen	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	4 votes out of 494, 0.8%	494 votes out of 1246, 39.6%	0 times
Torfaen	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	3 votes out of 537, 0.6%	537 votes out of 1273, 42.2%	0 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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House	Date	Subject	Lord Murphy of Torfaen	Lab Vote	Rôle
31 Dec 2023	Stopped being Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
Lords	12 Jul 2022	Schools Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 30	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	16 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	13 Jul 2021	Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	13 Jul 2021	Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
17 Sep 2020	Became Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
Lords	12 Dec 2016	Policing and Crime Bill - Report (3rd Day)	minority	no	Rebel
11 Feb 2016	Stopped being Chair, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
11 Feb 2016	Stopped being Chair, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
26 Nov 2015	Became Chair, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
26 Nov 2015	Became Chair, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
26 Nov 2015	Stopped being Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
25 Nov 2015	Became Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Paul Murphy	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
30 Nov 2010	Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	Majority	unknown	Unknown
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Paul Murphy	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Jan 2010	Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
5 Jun 2009	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Wales,
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
29 Jan 2008	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
25 Jan 2008	Became The Secretary of State for Wales,
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
6 May 2005	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
House	Date	Subject	Paul Murphy	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
24 Oct 2002	Became The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
24 Oct 2002	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Wales,
Commons	24 Jul 2002	Deferred Divisions — Business of the House	minority	no	Rebel
30 Jul 2001	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
House	Date	Subject	Paul Murphy	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
29 Jul 1999	Became The Secretary of State for Wales,
29 Jul 1999	Stopped being The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
1 May 1997	Became The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
1 May 1997	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
1 Nov 1995	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
1 Nov 1995	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
1 Jul 1995	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
1 Jul 1995	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
1 Jul 1994	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland),
1 Jul 1994	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Wales),
20 Mar 1989	Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
1 Jul 1988	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Wales),
17 Jun 1987	Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
79%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
8%	Academy Schools - for
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
71%	Asylum System - More strict
84%	Ban fox hunting
92%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
58%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
19%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
100%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
25%	Cull Badgers
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
8%	Easier access to abortion
10%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
89%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	Environmental water quality
6%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
84%	Fox hunting - Ban
12%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
40%	Fully Elected House of Lords
50%	Further devolution to Scotland
55%	Further devolution to Wales
70%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
29%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
14%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
61%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
70%	HS2 - In Favour
68%	Human Rights and Equality
92%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
28%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
11%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
10%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
21%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
40%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
95%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
12%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
89%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
66%	More powers for local councils
0%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98%	Nuclear power - For
51%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
8%	Police and Crime Commissioners
93%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
7%	Post office closures - against
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
31%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
7%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
11%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
9%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
31%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
40%	Register of Lobbyists
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
67%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
57%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
14%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
19%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
61%	Same Sex Marriage - for
28%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
77%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
56%	Stop climate change
78%	Support current and former armed service members
56%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
98%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
10%	University education fees - Should be free
52%	University Tuition Fees - For
87%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Paul Murphy MP, Torfaen (10454)

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