Lord Bannside

Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer

Became Member: 18th June 2010

Left House: 12th September 2014 (Death)


Lord Bannside is not a member of any APPGs
First Minister of Northern Ireland
8th May 2007 - 5th Jun 2008
Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
30th Sep 1971 - 31st May 2008
Agriculture
9th Jun 1983 - 17th Dec 1985


Division Voting information

Lord Bannside has voted in 142 divisions, and 2 times against the majority of their Party.

21 Oct 2011 - House of Lords Reform Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Bannside voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 1 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Tally: Ayes - 142 Noes - 18
1 May 2007 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bannside voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Democratic Unionist Party No votes vs 5 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 279
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All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Department Debates
Ministry of Defence
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Bannside has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Bannside, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


Lord Bannside has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Bannside has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Lord Bannside has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament