Voting Record — Stephen Byers MP, North Tyneside (10083)
Stephen Byers
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 | Lab | 11 votes out of 791, 1.4% | 791 votes out of 1288, 61.4% | 0 times |
7 Jun 2001 | 11 Apr 2005 | Lab | 1 vote out of 719, 0.1% | 719 votes out of 1246, 57.7% | 0 times |
1 May 1997 | 14 May 2001 | Lab | 2 votes out of 737, 0.3% | 737 votes out of 1273, 57.9% | 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 | Stephen Byers | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
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 | 3 Jul 2008 | MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
Commons | 3 Jul 2008 | MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected | 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 | |
Commons | 7 Mar 2007 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
Commons | 7 Mar 2007 | House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament | minority | aye | Rebel | |
House | Date | Subject | Stephen Byers | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
Commons | 26 Jan 2005 | Modernisation of the House of Commons | minority | no | Rebel | |
29 May 2002 | Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions | |||||
8 Jun 2001 | Stopped being Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry | |||||
8 Jun 2001 | Became Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions | |||||
House | Date | Subject | Stephen Byers | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
Commons | 23 Oct 2000 | Election of Speaker | minority | no | Rebel | |
24 Dec 1998 | Became Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry | |||||
23 Dec 1998 | Stopped being Chief Secretary, HM Treasury | |||||
28 Jul 1998 | Stopped being Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Employment | |||||
27 Jul 1998 | Became Chief Secretary, HM Treasury | |||||
Commons | 20 May 1998 | Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol | minority | aye | Rebel | |
5 May 1997 | Became Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Employment |
Policy Comparisons
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
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.
Agreement | Name | Constituency | Party |
100.0% | Gordon Brown | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lab |
95.5% | Alistair Darling | Edinburgh South West | Lab |
94.6% | Sandra Osborne | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Lab |
93.8% | Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab |
93.7% | Douglas Alexander | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Lab |