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FILE · I000029
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Andrew Poysell Ireland

Representative for Florida, district 10 · Republican

Born 1930 · Died 2024

Republican · FL House 1977–1993
7,102votes cast 87.2%attendance 79.2%party loyalty 4congresses served
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Party changes

When Andrew Poysell Ireland changed parties

  • Democrat → RepublicanListed as Republican starting with the House term that began January 3, 1985. Their term before that was as a Democrat.No explanation in their own words is on file here yet.

Dates and parties: congress-legislators, checked October 20, 2026. Reasons are shown only in the member's own words from an official record, and are never summarized by us.

Official details

Andrew Poysell Ireland

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5774 · For the relief of LeeAnn Bassett Helmick, Lynn Bassett Holland, and Louise Bassett Meyling. August 4, 1992 · In committee
  • H.R. 5765 · To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the tax on generation-skipping transfers certain tr… August 4, 1992 · In committee
  • H.R. 5249 · Gulf of Mexico Preservation Act of 1992 May 21, 1992 · In committee
  • H.R. 5177 · Small Business Cost Estimate Act of 1992 May 14, 1992 · In committee
  • H.R. 5063 · To abolish the centralized cost centers that were established by the military departments for the purpose of … May 5, 1992 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
8 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseFlorida · District 10RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseFlorida · District 10RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseFlorida · District 10RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseFlorida · District 10RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseFlorida · District 10DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseFlorida · District 8DemocratJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseFlorida · District 8DemocratJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseFlorida · District 8DemocratJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 102nd Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote (House Roll Call 488 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6179 (House Roll Call 487 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote (House Roll Call 486 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED: S. 1704 (House Roll Call 485 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED: S. 3100 (House Roll Call 484 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 5739 (House Roll Call 483 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 11 (House Roll Call 482 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 609 (House Roll Call 481 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS: H.R. 429 (House Roll Call 480 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 604 (House Roll Call 479 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 13 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 29 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 23, 2026