Voting record - Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, former MP

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Generally voted for equal gay rights Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 10 absences, between 1999–2004
Voted for smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2005
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, in 1997

Last updated: 18 July 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

Consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003
Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2002–2003
Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2004
Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011

Last updated: 15 July 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Taxation and Employment #

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

Last updated: 18 October 2011. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Health #

Consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003
Voted for smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2005
Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 1997

Last updated: 11 September 2015. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Education #

Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes 3 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 1998–2002
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 9 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 1998–2010

Last updated: 29 June 2017. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Constitutional Reform #

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 Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke’s position on a wholly elected House of Lords. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2003
Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 1999–2003
Has never voted on a lower voting age

Last updated: 14 July 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Home Affairs #

Almost always voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 14 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2002–2004
Has never voted on introducing ID cards

Last updated: 30 June 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Environmental Issues #

We don’t have enough information to calculate Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke’s position on measures to prevent climate change. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2000–2004

Last updated: 29 September 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

Consistently voted against greater regulation of gambling Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2004–2005
Consistently voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 45 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2001–2005

Last updated: 8 January 2014. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke