Voting record - Lord Anderson of Swansea, former MP

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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
Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2009

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

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
Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2009

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

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
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

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

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

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