ID cards

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on introducing a National Identity Register and an associated ID Card scheme to the United Kingdom.

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Analysis for Julia Goldsworthy

Julia Goldsworthy consistently voted against (0% aligned) introducing ID cards.

Comparable Liberal Democrat MPs consistently voted against (0% 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.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport 2005-10-18 aye 100% against not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading 2005-10-18 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register 2006-02-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Clause 8 — Issue etc. of ID cards 2006-02-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Report of Costs and Benefits — rejected 2006-02-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Clause 24 — Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner 2006-02-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Clause 24 — Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner 2006-02-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected 2006-03-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill 2006-03-16 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

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

Guide to columns

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.
motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading 2005-06-28 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Timetable 2005-06-28 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Timetable 2005-10-18 no 100% agree not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Recommittal to Select Committee 2005-10-18 aye 100% against not aligned
Identity Cards Bill — Access to the National Identity Register 2005-10-18 aye 100% against not aligned