Voting record - Lord Anderson of Swansea, former MP

Generally voted against equal gay rights Show votes 2 votes for, 7 votes against, 11 absences, between 2001–2008
Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2006
Generally voted for the hunting ban Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2004
Has never voted on allowing marriage between two people of same sex
Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1997–2006

Last updated: 11 September 2015

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

Almost always voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2002–2003
Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003
Generally voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2004
Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 12 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011

Last updated: 12 September 2018

We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Anderson of Swansea’s position on encouraging occupational pensions. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2004

Last updated: 18 October 2011

Consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003
Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2006
Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1997–2006

Last updated: 11 September 2015

Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes 3 votes for, 7 votes against, 5 absences, between 1998–2006
Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 11 votes for, 2 votes against, between 1997–2010

Last updated: 29 June 2017

Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Anderson of Swansea’s position on a wholly elected House of Lords. Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2003
Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2003
Has never voted on a lower voting age

Last updated: 18 November 2016

Generally voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2002–2010
Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests
Almost always voted for introducing ID cards Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2004–2006

Last updated: 25 April 2016

Last updated: 6 September 2016

Has never voted on greater regulation of gambling
Almost always voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 36 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2001–2007

Last updated: 8 January 2014

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