There are currently votes on relevant topics that are not included in the summaries below. We are working on bringing these records up to date over the autumn.
Voting records for MPs who change parties / have whip withdrawn
This MP has either become an independent MP, changed parties, or had the party whip withdrawn over the course of their time in Parliament.
In the votes below they are compared to their original party (Labour).
How Baroness Clark of Calton voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
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Almost always voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
3 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2002–2003.
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Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003.
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Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2003–2004.
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Has never voted on more EU integration Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2011.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Baroness Clark of Calton voted on Social Issues #
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Has never voted on allowing marriage between two people of same sex Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2004.
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Generally voted for equal gay rights Show votes
7 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 1999–2008.
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Has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2009.
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Has never voted on smoking bans Details
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 1999–2006.
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Generally voted for the hunting ban Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2004.
Last updated: 18 July 2019.
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How Baroness Clark of Calton voted on Education #
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Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes
9 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 1997–2010.
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Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes
4 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 1998–2006.
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Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
Last updated: 21 February 2022.
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Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
3 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2003.
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We don’t have enough information to calculate Baroness Clark of Calton’s position on a lower voting age. Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2004.
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Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, in 2011.
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We don’t have enough information to calculate Baroness Clark of Calton’s position on a wholly elected House of Lords. Show votes
1 vote for, 4 votes against, in 2003.
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Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
Last updated: 17 January 2022.
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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
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