Voting Record — Shahid Malik MP, Dewsbury (11542)

Shahid Malik

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 5 votes out of 967, 0.5% 967 votes out of 1288, 75.1% 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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HouseDateSubjectShahid MalikLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice
10 Jun 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government
6 Oct 2008Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice
6 Oct 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
28 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development
28 Jun 2007Stopped being PPS (Jim Knight, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
27 Mar 2007Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
18 Jul 2006Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
8 May 2006Became PPS (Jim Knight, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Home Affairs Committee

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
19% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Asylum System - More strict
92% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
92% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Delegate more powers to government ministers
97% European Union Integration - For
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
21% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
95% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
5% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
99% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
0% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
63% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Smoking ban - In favour
65% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
40% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
58% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% 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
100.0% Tony BlairSedgefieldLab
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
100.0% Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab
99.5% Kim HowellsPontypriddLab
99.5% Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab

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