Equality and Human Rights

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of where prejudice or discrimination should be made illegal and where exceptions should be made to permit otherwise illegal discrimination. MPs have also voted on the degree to which "human rights" are protected.

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Analysis for Stephen Hesford

Stephen Hesford generally voted for (67% aligned) laws to promote equality and human rights.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (68% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Equality Bill — Decline Second Reading 2009-05-11 no 100% against aligned
Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits 2009-12-02 no 95% agree not aligned
Equality Bill — Third Reading 2009-12-02 aye 100% agree aligned