Voting Record — Paul Truswell MP, Pudsey (10606)

Paul Truswell

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 Lab 53 votes out of 833, 6.4% 833 votes out of 1288, 64.7% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 13 votes out of 877, 1.5% 877 votes out of 1246, 70.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 0 votes out of 768, 0.0% 768 votes out of 1273, 60.3% 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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HouseDateSubjectPaul TruswellLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2009Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2009Marine Conservation Bill — Marine Conservation Zones designated to conserve marine ecosystem as a whole — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2009Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2009Equitable Life — Government Should Accept Recommendations on Compensation — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2009Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — New Clause 13 — Local Spending Reports minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2009Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2009Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — New Clause 3 — Insolvency protection minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2009National Policy Statements — Parliamentary committee writes a report minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2009National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Apr 2009Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected bothno Rebel
Commons23 Mar 2009Bill Presented — Clause 11 — Certified investigations: investigation by a judge, inquest without jury minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc. minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2009Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Planning Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2008Points of Order — PLANNING BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 4) minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008New Standing Order — Regional Select Committees — Membership minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Select Committees minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account bothaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) bothaye Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Right of oral representations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Secretary of State to have final say — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Timetable for debate — Version 2 minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading bothaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Mar 2008Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action bothaye Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services bothaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 179 — Abolition of functions of Patients' Forums bothno Rebel
Commons17 May 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 81 — "Local improvement targets": interpretation bothno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2007Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2) minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Dec 2006Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Aerodrome charges: noise and emissions minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons10 May 2006Orders of the Day — Schedule 2 — Amendments to the Police Act 1996 bothno Rebel
Commons8 May 2006Civil Aviation Bill — Clause 2 — Regulation by Secretary of State of noise and vibration from aircraft minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPaul TruswellLab VoteRôle
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons7 May 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs Majorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPaul TruswellLab VoteRôle
Commons17 Jul 2000Football (Disorder) Bill - Amendments of the Football Spectators Act 1989 bothno 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
25% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
89% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
28% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
53% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
85% European Union Integration - For
40% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
63% Fully Elected House of Lords
23% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
8% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
78% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Human Rights and Equality
51% Identity cards - For introduction
50% Increase VAT
27% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
77% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
50% Minimum Wage
56% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
7% No detention without charge or trial
98% Nuclear power - For
44% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
98% Post office - in favour of Government policy
2% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
58% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
67% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
89% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Right to strike
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
9% Schools - Greater Autonomy
75% Smoking ban - In favour
69% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
46% University education fees - Should be free
72% University Tuition Fees - For
21% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% 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
94.6% David WinnickWalsall NorthLab
94.4% Adam IngramEast Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowLab
94.2% Denis MurphyWansbeckLab
94.1% Beverley HughesStretford and UrmstonLab
93.9% Robin CookLivingstonLab

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