Voting Record — Mr Tony Benn MP, Chesterfield (10037)

Mr Tony Benn

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
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	46 votes out of 816, 5.6%	816 votes out of 1273, 64.1%	2 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	Mr Tony Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	21 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Rate of Introduction of State Second Pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Age additions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Mar 2000	Terrorism Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2000	Northern Ireland Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2000	Northern Ireland Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 1999	Representation of the People Bill - [Mr. Michael Lord in the Chair]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 1999	Terrorism Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 1999	House of Lords Bill — Exceptions from the rule that hereditary peers should be abolished	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - New Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - New Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - Repeals	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 1999	Referendums Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 1998	Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill — End Partial Selection of Pupils — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Feb 1998	Iraq	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Short title, commencement and extent	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 1997-2001, 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
99.3%	Mr Gordon McMaster	Paisley South	Lab
94.9%	Tommy Graham	West Renfrewshire	whilst Lab
94.3%	Ms Audrey Wise	Preston	Lab
94.1%	Ken Livingstone	Brent East	whilst Lab
92.3%	Dennis Canavan	Falkirk West	whilst Lab

Agreement	Policy
26%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
78%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	Minimum Wage
62%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
36%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Smoking ban - In favour
92%	Stop climate change
50%	University Tuition Fees - For

Voting Record — Mr Tony Benn MP, Chesterfield (10037)

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