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Voting records for MPs who change parties / have whip withdrawn
This MP has either become an independent MP, changed parties, or had the party whip withdrawn over the course of their time in Parliament.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 (Deputy Speaker).
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Has never voted on a transparent Parliament Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 10 absences, between 2007–2009.
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Has never voted on a lower voting age Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2004–2005.
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Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
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Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 1999–2007.
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Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2003–2007.
Last updated: 17 January 2022.
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How Lord Martin of Springburn voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
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Has never voted on investigations into the Iraq war Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 2003–2009.
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Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2007.
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Has never voted on a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2008.
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, 45 absences, between 2006–2011.
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Has never voted on use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2002–2003.
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Has never voted on the Iraq war Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2002–2003.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Lord Martin of Springburn voted on Social Issues #
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Has never voted on smoking bans Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 1999–2006.
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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, 1 absence, in 1997.
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Has never voted on equal gay rights Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 20 absences, between 1999–2008.
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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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Has never voted on the hunting ban Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2003–2004.
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Has never voted on laws to promote equality and human rights Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2009.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Lord Martin of Springburn voted on Home Affairs #
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Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2009.
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Has never voted on requiring the mass retention of information about communications Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2009.
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Has never voted on a stricter asylum system Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 23 absences, between 2002–2010.
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Has never voted on introducing ID cards Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 24 absences, between 2004–2006.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Lord Martin of Springburn voted on Education #
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Has never voted on university tuition fees Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 1997–2010.
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Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 17 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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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.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
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