Voting Record — Mr William Ross MP, East Londonderry (10514)

Mr William Ross

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 UUP 3 votes out of 371, 0.8% 371 votes out of 1273, 29.1% 12 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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HouseDateSubjectMr William RossUUP VoteRôle
Commons4 Apr 2001Election Publications Bill [Lords] minorityunknown Unknown
Commons4 Apr 2001Election Publications Bill [Lords] minorityunknown Unknown
Commons28 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Local Government minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Feb 2001Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Prohibition or Restriction of use of Symbol, Name or Emblem minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000The Economy Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Sittings of the House minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Adjournment (Christmas) bothaye Rebel
Commons6 Jun 2000Police (Northern Ireland) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2000Disqualifications Bill - Salaries tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jan 2000Line of Route tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons13 Jul 1999Northern Ireland Bill tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jul 1999Northern Ireland Bill tellnono Teller
Commons10 May 1999Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons9 Dec 1998Decommissioning and Prisoner Releases tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 1998Northern Ireland Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jul 1998Northern Ireland Bill - Exclusion of Ministers from office tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 1998Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill - Applications tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Feb 1998Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] - The Commission's powers to impose conditions on public processions tellayeaye Teller

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
74% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50% Assisted Dying
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
68% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
32% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% Minimum Wage
40% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
3% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
42% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
8% Stop climate change
5% University Tuition Fees - For

Possible Friends (more...)

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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
87.0%Mr William ThompsonWest TyroneUUP
85.0% Martin SmythBelfast SouthUUP
84.5%Rt Hon David TrimbleUpper BannUUP
84.3%Mr Cecil WalkerBelfast NorthUUP
83.0% John TaylorStrangfordUUP

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