Voting Record — Hugh Robertson MP, Faversham and Mid Kent (11190)

Hugh Robertson

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	10 votes out of 775, 1.3%	775 votes out of 1239, 62.6%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	6 votes out of 832, 0.7%	832 votes out of 1288, 64.6%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	13 votes out of 935, 1.4%	935 votes out of 1246, 75.0%	97 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Hugh Robertson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election	minority	no	Rebel
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being Minister of State,
Commons	11 Mar 2014	Care Bill — Clause 116 — Require Secretary of State's Approval For Use of Confidential Patient Information for Medical Research	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
7 Oct 2013	Became Minister of State,
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
6 Sep 2012	Became The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport and the Olympics),
Commons	9 Sep 2011	Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill — Third Reading — Impact of Bills on Each Part of the United Kingdom	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport and the Olympics),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
House	Date	Subject	Hugh Robertson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jan 2010	Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Term Limits for Chairmen of Select Committees	Majority	no	Rebel
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport),
10 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
House	Date	Subject	Hugh Robertson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2004	The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2004	Council Tax	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2004	New Clause 1 — Infection control standards	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Personal Indebtedness and Savings	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Personal Indebtedness and Savings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Postal Services — Calls for details of Exceptions Service — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 2004	Regional Government	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2004	Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation	minority	no	Rebel
1 Jun 2004	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport),
1 Jun 2004	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	24 May 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 3 — Emergency Powers Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 2 — Emergency Public Education And Training Board	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — New Clause 1 — Emergency Volunteer Reserve	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Apr 2004	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 5 — Removal Or Suspension From Listed Judicial Offices	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 1 — General Duties of the Director	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	Employment Relations Bill — Clause 34 — Information and Consultation: Great Britain	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	Employment Relations Bill — Clause 34 — Information and Consultation: Great Britain	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	Employment Relations Bill — New Clause 2 — Intimidation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2004	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 7 — Directions Relating to Particular Classes of Fires and Emergencies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 5 — Regional Management Structures	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 4 — Limitation on Power to Authorise Charging	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill — New Clause 1 — Fire And Rescue National Framework — Scrutiny	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2004	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2004	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — New Clause 8 — Initial decisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Clause 11 — Unification of appeal system	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2004	Employment Relations Bill (Programme) (No.2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2004	Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill — Clause 8 — Exclusive licence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2004	Housing Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2004	Housing Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2004	Traffic Management Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2004	Traffic Management Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2003	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill — [Ist Allotted Day] — New clause 1 — Planning Contribution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Delegated Legislation — Investigatory Powers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Delegated Legislation — Investigatory Powers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Anti-social Behaviour Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2003	Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 17 — Directions to Waste Disposal Authorities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Carry-over)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Oct 2003	Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Driver Licensing Information — Clause 27 — Exercise of Powers by Others	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2003	Sexual Offences Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2003	Communications Bill — Clause 340 — Modification of Disqualification Provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 21 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 9 — Bingo Duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Student Finance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2003	Fireworks Bill — Clause 1 — Introduction	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2003	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Extension of Period for Proceedings)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 2003	Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 63 — Cases that may be Retried	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 15 — Taking Non-Intimate Samples Without Consent	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 5)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Rebates on Hydrocarbon Oil Duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 4 — Rates of Hydrocarbon Oil Duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 May 2003	Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 9 — Electoral Commission Recommendation — As to the Electoral Region to be Combined with Gibraltar	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Before Clause 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 16 — Reimbursements of costs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 11 — Annual report on road safety statistics	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 4 — Rail freight facilities grants and track access grants	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 8 — Appointments to the Police Service of Northern Ireland	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — Clause 11 — Approval of Proposals Relating to Inquiries by Board	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2003	Licensing Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 1 — Meaning of "NHS Body" and "Qualifying Hospital Patient"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — Valuation Tribunals: Immunity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2003	Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2003	Electricity (Miscellanous Provisions) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2003	Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Food Supplements Directive	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Food Supplements Directive	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Occupational Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2003	Drugs Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2003	Drugs Policy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2003	Criminal Justice System	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 2002	Extradition Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 2002	Extradition Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	aye	Rebel
1 Jun 2002	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
71%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
77%	Academy Schools - for
1%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
61%	Asylum System - More strict
1%	Ban fox hunting
20%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
90%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
76%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
1%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Cull Badgers
12%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
33%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
19%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	Environmental water quality
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
38%	European Union Integration - For
79%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
75%	Fixed Term Parliaments
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
1%	Fox hunting - Ban
29%	Fully Elected House of Lords
24%	Further devolution to Scotland
20%	Further devolution to Wales
54%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
86%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
29%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
79%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
79%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
53%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
39%	Human Rights and Equality
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
60%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
83%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
78%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
99%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
28%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
15%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
59%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
52%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
88%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
18%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
40%	More powers for local councils
39%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57%	Nuclear power - For
46%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
83%	Police and Crime Commissioners
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
79%	Promote Occupational Pensions
13%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
42%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
38%	Rail Fares - Lower
85%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17%	Reduce capital gains tax
88%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
80%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
85%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
93%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
40%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
79%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83%	Register of Lobbyists
1%	Regulate letting agent fees
33%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
63%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
87%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
88%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
89%	Same Sex Marriage - for
89%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
33%	Smoking ban - In favour
0%	State control of bus services
52%	Stop climate change
22%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
67%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
42%	University Tuition Fees - For
84%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Hugh Robertson MP, Faversham and Mid Kent (11190)

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