Voting Record — Richard Younger-Ross MP, Teignbridge (11345)

Richard Younger-Ross

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
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	LDem	14 votes out of 757, 1.8%	757 votes out of 1288, 58.8%	27 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	LDem	19 votes out of 839, 2.3%	839 votes out of 1246, 67.3%	60 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	Richard Younger-Ross	LDem Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Minister,
Commons	2 Mar 2010	Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2010	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services	both	unknown	Unknown
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 45 — Sexual infidelity as a partial defence to a muder charge.	both	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 14 — Short title and commencement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2009	9. Rates of Duty on Alcoholic Liquor	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2009	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 Mar 2009	Prayers — Fuel Poverty Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Condemn the Coroners and Justice Bill — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
8 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport
8 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Minister,
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Select Committees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Post Office Card Account	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Finance Bill — Remote rural fuel discount scheme — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
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	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	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
18 Apr 2008	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
7 Feb 2008	Became Member, Defence Committee
20 Nov 2007	Stopped being Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
7 Nov 2007	Became Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Delegated Legislation — Transport	both	aye	Rebel
19 Dec 2006	Became Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2006	Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2006	Electoral Administration Bill — New Clause 1 — Personal Identifiers (Absent Voters)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2005	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2005	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Clause 52 — Deprivation of Citizenship	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2005	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Oct 2005	Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill — New Clause 22 — Review of Continued Existence of Commission for Rural Communities	tellaye	aye	Teller
14 Jul 2005	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
30 Jun 2005	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	29 Jun 2005	NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care	tellaye	aye	Teller
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions
Commons	25 May 2005	Loyal Address — Liberal Democrat amendment — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
House	Date	Subject	Richard Younger-Ross	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	15 Mar 2005	Delegated Legislation — Northern Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2005	Road Safety Bill — New Clause 21 — outlaws modifications to vehicles that could increase injury	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2004	Queen's Speech — Prime Minister's Prorogative	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Pensions Bill — Clause 168 — Amounts to be raised by the pension protection levies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2004	New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — New Clause 6 — Duration of occupation orders	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Sep 2004	Older Women	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Sep 2004	Older Women	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Sep 2004	Higher Education	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2004	European Union Documents — Marketing of Maize Genetically Modified for Glyphosate Tolerance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 May 2004	Gender Recognition Bill — Allow Marriages to Remain Valid If They Become a Same Sex Marriage	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 May 2004	Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2004	Iraq — Security Situation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — Meaning of "the relevant authority"	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2004	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Privy Counsel Report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 2004	Child Trust Funds Bill — Clause 29 — Interpretation	tellno	no	Teller
26 Jan 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 4 — Electoral Commission report	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Clause 1 — Piloting conduct at european and local elections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — New Clause 4 — Conduct of elections under a pilot order	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — New Clause 2 — Additional provisions in respect of postal voting	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2003	Delegated Legislation — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2003	Child Trust Funds Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2003	The Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 15 — Private Health Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 3 — General Duty of Regulator	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 216 — Life Sentence or Imprisonment for Public Protection for Serious Offences	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 146 — General Limit on Magistrates' Court's Power to Impose Imprisonment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2003	Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 5 — Environmental impact assessment of incineration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Sep 2003	Iraq — Role of the United Nations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Sep 2003	Fairness and Security in Old Age	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Sep 2003	Fairness and Security in Old Age	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Transport	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Transport	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jun 2003	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [3rd Alloted Day] — Government New Clause 30 — Determination of Minimum Term in Relation to Mandatory Life Sentence	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 99 — Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 2 — Notice of Patient's Possible Need for Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — New Clause 2 — Duty To Consult	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — Clause 12 — Free Provision of Certain Community Care Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jan 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — New Clause 3 — Meaning of 'Carer' and 'Carers' Assessment'	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill [Money]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2002	Tax Credits Bill — New Clause 2 — Means of payment of tax credits to recipients	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Feb 2002	Tax Credits Bill — New Clause 1 — Recipients of children's tax credit prior to April 2003	tellaye	aye	Teller

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
57%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
7%	Asylum System - More strict
50%	Ban fox hunting
14%	Business and community control of schools: For
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
12%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
42%	Easier access to abortion
48%	European Union Integration - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
50%	Fox hunting - Ban
89%	Fully Elected House of Lords
53%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
50%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
83%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
83%	Human Rights and Equality
4%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	Increase VAT
1%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
29%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	No detention without charge or trial
28%	Nuclear power - For
61%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
50%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
100%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
95%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
50%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
18%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
80%	Smoking ban - In favour
85%	Stop climate change
50%	Support current and former armed service members
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
60%	Termination of pregnancy - against
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
21%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
93%	University education fees - Should be free
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
8%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
58%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
100.0%	Willie Rennie	Dunfermline and West Fife	LDem
97.1%	Charles Kennedy	Ross, Skye and Lochaber	LDem
95.2%	Menzies Campbell	North East Fife	LDem
94.0%	Mark Oaten	Winchester	LDem
93.9%	Alistair Carmichael	Orkney and Shetland	LDem

Voting Record — Richard Younger-Ross MP, Teignbridge (11345)

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