Voting Record — MPs for Torridge and West Devon

Geoffrey Cox

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

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Geoffrey Cox (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	1 vote out of 738, 0.1%	738 votes out of 1069, 69.0%
Geoffrey Cox (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	2 votes out of 393, 0.5%	393 votes out of 463, 84.9%
Geoffrey Cox (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	3 votes out of 351, 0.9%	351 votes out of 467, 75.2%
Geoffrey Cox (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	13 votes out of 815, 1.6%	815 votes out of 1239, 65.8%
Geoffrey Cox (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	3 votes out of 763, 0.4%	763 votes out of 1288, 59.2%
Mr John Burnett (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	LDem	29 votes out of 667, 4.3%	667 votes out of 1246, 53.5%
Mr John Burnett (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	LDem	32 votes out of 773, 4.1%	773 votes out of 1273, 60.7%

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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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Votes by Geoffrey Cox MP
House	Date	Subject	Geoffrey Cox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	27 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Geoffrey Cox MP
House	Date	Subject	Geoffrey Cox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2018	Temporary Standing Order — European Statutory Instruments Committee — Membership — At Least Seven Women and At Least Seven Men	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Geoffrey Cox MP
House	Date	Subject	Geoffrey Cox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Unaccompanied Refugee Children: Relocation and Support	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Dec 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 2 — Devolution Conditional on Elected Mayor	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Government Influence in Referendum Campaign	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Geoffrey Cox MP
House	Date	Subject	Geoffrey Cox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Mar 2015	Wind Farm Subsidies (Abolition) Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jan 2015	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clauses 64 and 65 — Judicial Review — Court Discretion to Waive Rules in Exceptional Cases	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2014	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clause 65 — Power to Accept Judicial Review Application In Absence of Financial Information	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2014	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — Clause 64 — Rejection of Judicial Review Application If No Substantially Different Outcome Likely — Allow or Require	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 2 — New Election as A Result of Conviction of an MP for An Offence Committed Before Their Election or Before Recall Bill Coming Into Force	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — New Clause 5 — Act To Have Effect Despite European Union Treaties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2014	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — New Clause 6 — Prison for Second Offence of Carrying a Knife	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jan 2014	Immigration Bill — New Clause 15 — Exemptions to Automatic Deportation of Criminals on Human Rights Grounds	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote System — Threshold on Making Result Binding	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote — Threshold for Binding Result	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Geoffrey Cox MP
House	Date	Subject	Geoffrey Cox	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 3 — Office of Tax Simplification	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Mr John Burnett MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Burnett	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Feb 2005	European Union Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2005	European Union Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2004	Petition — Cod Crusaders	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Sep 2003	Water Bill [Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill [Money]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Nov 2002	Health (Wales) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Programming	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Permanent Arrangements for Westminster Hall, Thursday Sittings and Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Carry-over of Bills	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr John Burnett MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr John Burnett	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Apr 2001	Finance Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - European Security and Defence Policy	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Mar 2001	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11 Aggregates levy	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting With Dogs: Prohibition	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme) - Select Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill [Money]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Nov 2000	Parliamentary Oath (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jul 2000	European Community Documents - A General Framework for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill [Lords] - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 1999	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House - MEETINGS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (No. 1)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 1998	Human Rights Bill [Lords] - Proceedings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 1997	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	minority	unknown	Unknown

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
84%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
82%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
16%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
64%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
53%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
91%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
84%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
8%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
92%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
58%	Closed Material Proceedure
85%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Control Orders
8%	Crossrail - In favour
88%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
18%	Easier access to abortion
90%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
22%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
40%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
26%	European Union Integration - For
80%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
36%	Fire Safety
35%	Fixed Term Parliaments
14%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
54%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
5%	Fully Elected House of Lords
24%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
14%	Further devolution to Scotland
19%	Further devolution to Wales
44%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
17%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
82%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
36%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
37%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
89%	HS2 - In Favour
30%	Human Rights and Equality
5%	Identity cards - For introduction
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
25%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
95%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
84%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
86%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
77%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
30%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
75%	Localise Council Tax Support
64%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
29%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
92%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
68%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
26%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38%	No detention without charge or trial
14%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
69%	Nuclear power - For
27%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
22%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
10%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
92%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
34%	Public Ownership of Railways
36%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
79%	Reduce capital gains tax
85%	Reduce central funding for local government
40%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
81%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
86%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
82%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
90%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
24%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
72%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
1%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
1%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
63%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
87%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
77%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
80%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
13%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
16%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
46%	Smoking ban - In favour
1%	State control of bus services
33%	Stop climate change
24%	Support current and former armed service members
60%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
81%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
87%	Tougher on illegal immigration
96%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
99%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
36%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
36%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
21%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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