Restrictions on the Right to Protest

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on imposing conditions and restrictions on the form and practice of the right to protest. The right to protest emerges from the rights of assembly, association and free expression. Advocates of restrictions on the right to protest justify these measures as a means of balancing the rights of protestors with the rights and freedoms of others.

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Analysis for Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham consistently voted for (100% aligned) restricting the right to protest.

Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for (95% 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
Orders of the Day — Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 18 — Demonstrating without authorisation in designated area 2005-02-07 aye 92% agree aligned
Orders of the Day — Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 18 — Demonstrating without authorisation in designated area 2005-02-07 aye 97% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill (Programme) 2004-12-07 aye 100% agree aligned
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill (Programme) (No. 2) 2005-02-03 absent na agree na