Voting Record — Stephen Dorrell MP, Charnwood (10175)

Stephen Dorrell

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 2 votes out of 780, 0.3% 780 votes out of 1239, 63.0% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 20 votes out of 634, 3.2% 634 votes out of 1288, 49.2% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 13 votes out of 474, 2.7% 474 votes out of 1246, 38.0% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 2 votes out of 613, 0.3% 613 votes out of 1273, 48.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectStephen DorrellCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
4 Jun 2014Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
4 Jun 2014Stopped being Chair, Health and Social Care Committee
4 Jun 2014Stopped being Chair, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill — Clause 1 — Interest Rate to be Charged on United Kingdom Loans to Ireland bothno Rebel
6 Dec 2010Became Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
19 Jul 2010Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 Jun 2010Became Chair, Health and Social Care Committee
10 Jun 2010Became Chair, Health and Social Care Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectStephen DorrellCon VoteRôle
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
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
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments minorityaye Rebel
14 Nov 2005Became Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectStephen DorrellCon VoteRôle
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2005Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 24 — Advance decisions to refuse treatment: general Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Oct 2004Mental Capacity Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 Majorityaye 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 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectStephen DorrellCon VoteRôle
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
2 Jun 1998Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
11 Jun 1997Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
1 May 1997Stopped being The Secretary of State for Health,
5 Jul 1995Became The Secretary of State for Health,
4 Jul 1995Stopped being Secretary of State for National Heritage,
18 Oct 1994Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
20 Jul 1994Became Secretary of State for National Heritage,
19 Jul 1994Stopped being The Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
27 Apr 1992Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
14 Apr 1992Became The Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
14 Apr 1992Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health),
4 May 1990Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health),
3 May 1990Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
20 Dec 1988Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
19 Dec 1988Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
26 Jun 1987Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
9 Jun 1983Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
3 May 1979Became Member, Transport 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% Academy Schools - for
8% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
60% Asylum System - More strict
0% Ban fox hunting
19% Bankers' Bonus Tax
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
76% Closed Material Proceedure
78% Coalition Programme for Government - For
12% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
8% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
20% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
90% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
41% European Union Integration - For
80% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
28% Further devolution to Scotland
25% Further devolution to Wales
31% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
78% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
71% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
65% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
43% Human Rights and Equality
16% Identity cards - For introduction
60% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
94% Increase Air Passenger Duty
94% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
94% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
81% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
21% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
54% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
30% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
52% Mass Retention of Communications Data
93% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16% Minimum Wage
31% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
40% More powers for local councils
66% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
47% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
17% Pension auto-enrolment - For
76% Police and Crime Commissioners
9% Post office - in favour of Government policy
91% Post office closures - against
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
69% Promote Occupational Pensions
13% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
68% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17% Reduce capital gains tax
75% Reduce central funding for local government
86% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
75% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
54% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
54% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
17% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
27% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
95% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
89% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50% Right to strike
80% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
89% Same Sex Marriage - for
94% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
38% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
56% Stop climate change
6% Support current and former armed service members
60% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
50% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
90% University education fees - Should be free
43% University Tuition Fees - For
87% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
2% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
30% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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