Voting Record — Andrew Murrison MP, South West Wiltshire (11132)

Andrew Murrison is currently The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 0 votes out of 820, 0.0% 820 votes out of 1002, 81.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 2 votes out of 414, 0.5% 414 votes out of 463, 89.4% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 395, 0.0% 395 votes out of 467, 84.6% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 4 votes out of 923, 0.4% 923 votes out of 1239, 74.5% 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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HouseDateSubjectAndrew MurrisonCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
15 Mar 2023Stopped being Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
8 Mar 2023Became Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
30 Oct 2022Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
22 Feb 2021Became Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
22 Feb 2021Stopped being Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
13 Feb 2020Stopped being Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development),
HouseDateSubjectAndrew MurrisonCon VoteRôle
15 May 2019Stopped being Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
15 May 2019Stopped being Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
15 May 2019Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
15 May 2019Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
9 May 2019Became Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development),
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 minorityno Rebel
13 Feb 2019Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union (Withdrawal) Act — Withdrawal Agreement — Right for the UK to Unilaterally Terminate the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2018Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland bothno Rebel
6 Nov 2017Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
12 Jul 2017Became Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
12 Jul 2017Became Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectAndrew MurrisonCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
11 Feb 2016Stopped being Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
30 Nov 2015Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
5 Nov 2015Became Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectAndrew MurrisonCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office),
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
15 Jul 2014Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office),
15 Jul 2014Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
Commons17 Jan 2014Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill bothno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
6 Sep 2012Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays Majorityno Rebel
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Defence),
3 Jul 2007Became Shadow Minister (Defence),
3 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Health),
17 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
10 Nov 2003Became Shadow Minister (Health),
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology 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.

AgreementPolicy
52% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
19% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
85% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0% Ban fox hunting
8% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
76% Business and community control of schools: For
92% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Closed Material Proceedure
86% Coalition Programme for Government - For
3% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% 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
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
90% Employee Shareholder Status
50% 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.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
26% European Union Integration - For
85% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
49% Fixed Term Parliaments
8% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
82% Fully Elected House of Lords
23% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
12% Further devolution to Scotland
17% Further devolution to Wales
55% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
17% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
86% 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
55% Homosexuality - Equal rights
83% HS2 - In Favour
23% Human Rights and Equality
8% Identity cards - For introduction
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
67% Incentivise membership of press regulator
89% Increase Air Passenger Duty
79% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
90% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
35% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
78% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
20% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
58% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
48% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
25% Mansion Tax
81% Mass Retention of Communications Data
57% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
43% Minimum Wage
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
25% More funds for social care
34% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
35% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
82% Nuclear power - For
23% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
79% Promote Occupational Pensions
16% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
66% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
31% Public Ownership of Railways
12% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
86% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
62% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
16% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
64% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
87% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
11% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36% Right to strike
16% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
76% Same Sex Marriage - for
94% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
67% Smoking ban - In favour
32% State control of bus services
33% Stop climate change
21% Support current and former armed service members
49% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
56% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
89% Tougher on illegal immigration
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
50% 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
46% University Tuition Fees - For
73% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
21% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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