Voting Record — Richard Burden MP, Birmingham, Northfield (10076)

Richard Burden

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
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 364, 0.0%	364 votes out of 463, 78.6%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	3 votes out of 276, 1.1%	276 votes out of 467, 59.1%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	3 votes out of 818, 0.4%	818 votes out of 1239, 66.0%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	17 votes out of 983, 1.7%	983 votes out of 1288, 76.3%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	13 votes out of 908, 1.4%	908 votes out of 1246, 72.9%	1 time
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	3 votes out of 1017, 0.3%	1017 votes out of 1273, 79.9%	1 time

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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	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
Commons	11 Dec 2018	Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation)	minority	unknown	Unknown
13 Sep 2017	Became Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, International Development Committee
8 Jun 2017	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Oct 2016	Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
Commons	18 Jul 2016	UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence	minority	aye	Rebel
27 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
Commons	16 Dec 2015	Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
31 Dec 2013	Stopped being Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
3 Dec 2013	Became Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
3 Dec 2013	Stopped being Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
3 Dec 2013	Stopped being Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
4 Nov 2013	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
4 Nov 2013	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
7 Oct 2013	Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
31 Oct 2012	Became Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
31 Oct 2012	Became Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
6 May 2010	Stopped being Chair, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Chair, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
12 Mar 2009	Became Chair, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
12 Mar 2009	Became Chair, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
12 Mar 2009	Stopped being Member, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
3 Mar 2009	Became Member, West Midlands Regional Select Committee
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
10 Mar 2008	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
Commons	17 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — After Clause 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Pensions Bill — After Clause 18	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Offence of Glorifying Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Offence of Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Trade & Industry Committee
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, International Development Committee
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Jul 2001	Became Member, Trade & Industry Committee
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burden	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 1998	Fireworks Bill - Training courses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
4%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
7%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
66%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
72%	Asylum System - More strict
1%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
87%	Ban fox hunting
77%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33%	Closed Material Proceedure
28%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
72%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
100%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
76%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
27%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
78%	European Union Integration - For
15%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
8%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
72%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
73%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
62%	Further devolution to Scotland
67%	Further devolution to Wales
61%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
19%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
83%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
73%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
38%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
58%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
90%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
75%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
67%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
83%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
16%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21%	Increase the state pension age
17%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
22%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
23%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
79%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
86%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
44%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
20%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
52%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
51%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
72%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
50%	More funds for social care
69%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
42%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98%	Nuclear power - For
63%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
30%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
16%	Police and Crime Commissioners
97%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
3%	Post office closures - against
86%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
38%	Promote Occupational Pensions
65%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
3%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
15%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
13%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
30%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
46%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
29%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
25%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
97%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
18%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
10%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
75%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58%	Right to strike
79%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
97%	Same Sex Marriage - for
22%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
82%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
75%	Stop climate change
94%	Support current and former armed service members
31%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
18%	Tougher on illegal immigration
5%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	Transparency of Parliament
29%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8%	University education fees - Should be free
57%	University Tuition Fees - For
42%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
89%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
2%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
79%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Richard Burden MP, Birmingham, Northfield (10076)

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