Voting Record — Stuart Bell MP, Middlesbrough (10036)

Stuart Bell

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 13 Oct 2012 Lab 3 votes out of 315, 1.0% 315 votes out of 612, 51.5% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 14 votes out of 751, 1.9% 751 votes out of 1288, 58.3% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 9 votes out of 577, 1.6% 577 votes out of 1246, 46.3% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 10 votes out of 646, 1.5% 646 votes out of 1273, 50.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectStuart BellLab VoteRôle
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Oct 2011House of Commons Recess Dates — Winter 2011-12 Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Members Estimate Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Finance & Services Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Second Church Estates Commissioner,
HouseDateSubjectStuart BellLab VoteRôle
27 Oct 2009Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
4 Jun 2008Stopped being Member, Members Estimates Committee
4 Jun 2008Became Member, Members Estimate Committee
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
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
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
20 Mar 2007Became Member, Members Estimates Committee
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2007Orders of the Day — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill minorityaye Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Liaison Committee
1 Nov 2005Became Chairman, Finance & Services Committee
1 Nov 2005Stopped being Member, Finance & Services Committee
20 Jul 2005Became Member, Finance & Services Committee
HouseDateSubjectStuart BellLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chairman, Finance & Services Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee
Commons4 Feb 2005Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Majorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Liaison Committee
28 May 2004Became Chairman, Finance & Services Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. minorityno Rebel
Commons16 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Dec 2001Facilities of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2001Relationships (Civil Registration) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectStuart BellLab VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Dec 2000Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16 minorityaye Rebel
5 May 1997Became Second Church Estates Commissioner,

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
81% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
16% Academy Schools - for
75% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
89% Asylum System - More strict
83% Ban fox hunting
81% Bankers' Bonus Tax
89% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
20% Coalition Programme for Government - For
76% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
45% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
100% Energy Prices - More Affordable
36% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74% European Union Integration - For
24% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
38% Fixed Term Parliaments
90% Foundation hospitals - In favour
83% Fox hunting - Ban
31% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
33% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Further devolution to Scotland
25% Further devolution to Wales
34% Gambling - Against permissiveness
7% GP Commissioning in the NHS
93% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
18% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
17% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
34% Homosexuality - Equal rights
24% Human Rights and Equality
85% Identity cards - For introduction
100% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
13% Increase Air Passenger Duty
6% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
25% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
80% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
80% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13% Localise Council Tax Support
28% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
55% Minimum Wage
84% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
60% More powers for local councils
27% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
44% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42% Pension auto-enrolment - For
16% Police and Crime Commissioners
93% Post office - in favour of Government policy
7% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
21% Promote Occupational Pensions
58% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
83% Rail Fares - Lower
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
50% Reduce capital gains tax
50% Reduce central funding for local government
15% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
10% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
2% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
21% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
17% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
68% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
21% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
16% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
55% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
37% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
64% Smoking ban - In favour
34% Stop climate change
66% Support current and former armed service members
91% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
92% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
10% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
33% Transparency of Parliament
50% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8% University education fees - Should be free
64% University Tuition Fees - For
84% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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