Voting Record — Helen Whately MP, Faversham and Mid Kent (25398)

Helen Whately is currently Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),

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
13 Dec 2019	still in office	Con	1 vote out of 886, 0.1%	886 votes out of 1034, 85.7%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	2 votes out of 430, 0.5%	430 votes out of 463, 92.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 425, 0.0%	425 votes out of 467, 91.0%	0 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	Helen Whately	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	Majority	unknown	Unknown
8 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
26 Oct 2022	Became Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),
25 Oct 2022	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
17 Oct 2022	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
7 Jul 2022	Stopped being The Exchequer Secretary,
Commons	30 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Permitted Locations for Abortion Treatment	Majority	no	Rebel
11 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee
8 Dec 2021	Became Member, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee
30 Nov 2021	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
16 Sep 2021	Became The Exchequer Secretary,
16 Sep 2021	Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),
13 Feb 2020	Became Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),
13 Feb 2020	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
House	Date	Subject	Helen Whately	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee
10 Sep 2019	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
10 Sep 2019	Stopped being Deputy Chair, Conservative Party,
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	Majority	no	Rebel
17 Apr 2019	Became Deputy Chair, Conservative Party,
17 Apr 2019	Stopped being Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
27 Feb 2019	Became Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland	Majority	no	Rebel
27 Jul 2018	Became Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
House	Date	Subject	Helen Whately	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee

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
21%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
16%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
82%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
100%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
93%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
85%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
90%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
75%	Easier access to abortion
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
43%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Environmental water quality
70%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
17%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
0%	Fixed Term Parliaments
10%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
0%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
12%	Further devolution to Wales
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
18%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
4%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
75%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
88%	HS2 - In Favour
20%	Human Rights and Equality
36%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
0%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
69%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
83%	Increase the state pension age
60%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
0%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
48%	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
71%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
25%	More funds for social care
25%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
15%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
17%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Reduce capital gains tax
83%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
84%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
82%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
67%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
100%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Regulate letting agent fees
100%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
13%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0%	Right to strike
13%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
17%	State control of bus services
10%	Stop climate change
31%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
21%	Termination of pregnancy - against
85%	Tougher on illegal immigration
96%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
33%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Helen Whately MP, Faversham and Mid Kent (25398)

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