Smoking bans

Policy description

Smoking Bans - Over the years there have been votes in Parliament on banning smoking in restaurants, public buildings, pubs, in cars with children present, and sale to those born after 2009.

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Analysis for Julia Goldsworthy

Julia Goldsworthy voted for (100% aligned) smoking bans.

Comparable Liberal Democrat MPs almost always voted for (94% 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
Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended 2006-02-14 aye 94% agree 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
Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration 2006-02-14 aye 95% agree aligned
Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs 2006-02-14 aye 85% agree aligned
Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments 2006-02-14 absent na agree na