A selection of Lord Owen's votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees

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Recent appearances

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (1st Day) (Continued) 5 Dec 2018

  My Lords, the Sunday Times has published a series of letters, the first one of which was the Prime Minister’s letter to the country. We then had Mr Blair’s letter to the EU. This week, I wrote to Members of the House of Commons; they had that letter in front of them on Monday morning. I will draw on it, if I may. Let us be under no illusion. If we reach a situation where the House of...

• National Security Situation - Motion to Take Note 19 Apr 2018

  My Lords, I welcome the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting here in London. Post Brexit, it presents an opportunity for this country to deepen further our relationships with the Commonwealth, in trade of course but not just in economic measures—in diplomacy in the UN, particularly through the UN Security Council debates; and in defence, where I see one part of the deployment of our new...

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Independent Social Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 30 June 1992

Party was Crossbench until 3 Mar 2014

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Other offices held in the past

• Leader of the Social Democratic Party (3 Mar 1988 to 6 Jun 1990)
• Leader of the Social Democratic Party (21 Jun 1983 to 6 Aug 1987)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (3 May 1979 to 1 Nov 1980)
• Foreign Secretary (21 Feb 1977 to 4 May 1979)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (10 Sep 1976 to 21 Feb 1977)
• Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Security) (26 Jul 1974 to 10 Sep 1976)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security) (8 Mar 1974 to 26 Jul 1974)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Royal Navy) (3 Jul 1968 to 18 Jun 1970)

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Owen’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 1.75% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 101 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)