Voting Record — Charles Hendry MP, Wealden (10955)

Charles Hendry

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 10 votes out of 873, 1.1% 873 votes out of 1239, 70.5% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 5 votes out of 872, 0.6% 872 votes out of 1288, 67.7% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 9 votes out of 909, 1.0% 909 votes out of 1246, 73.0% 42 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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HouseDateSubjectCharles HendryCon VoteRôle
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
6 Sep 2012Stopped being The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change,
Commons9 Sep 2011Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill — Third Reading — Impact of Bills on Each Part of the United Kingdom Majorityaye Rebel
13 May 2010Became The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change,
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change),
HouseDateSubjectCharles HendryCon VoteRôle
19 Jan 2009Became Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
6 Oct 2008Became Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change),
6 Oct 2008Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform),
Commons10 Jun 2008Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected bothaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
8 Dec 2005Became Shadow Minister (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform),
8 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property),
1 Jul 2005Stopped being Deputy Chair, Conservative Party,
1 Jun 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families),
10 May 2005Became Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property),
HouseDateSubjectCharles HendryCon VoteRôle
Commons9 Nov 2004Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Successful applications: married couples Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Points of Order minorityno Rebel
1 Jul 2003Became Deputy Chair, Conservative Party,
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd allotted day] — Clause 5 — Directions to chief officers tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 98 — Gift aid: election to be treated as if gift made in previous year tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 89 — Controlled foreign companies: territorial exclusions from s.748 exemptions tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 7 — Taxation of community amateur sports clubs tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 5 — Contingent liabilities under the Private Finance Initiative tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jul 2002Finance Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 1 — Supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades: financing costs tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jun 2002Tax Credits Bill — New Clause tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jun 2002Enterprise Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 204 — Domestic Infringements tellayeaye Teller
1 Jun 2002Became Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families),
1 Jun 2002Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons22 May 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause tellnono Teller
Commons22 May 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause tellnono Teller
Commons21 May 2002School Discipline tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 May 2002Police Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) — Programming Committee tellnono Teller
Commons1 May 2002Ways and Means — National Insurance Contributions tellnono Teller
Commons12 Apr 2002Pensions Annuities (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Amendment of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 tellnono Teller
Commons12 Apr 2002Pensions Annuities (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Amendment of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 tellnono Teller
Commons13 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 140 — Tenancies not at low rent tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2002Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Schedule 6 — Premises excluded from right to manage tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Mar 2002Office of Communications Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 — Initial function of OFCOM tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Feb 2002Proceeds of Crime Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — Disposal of family home: England and Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 16 — Further education institution: hazardous material, &c. tellnono Teller
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 16 — Further education institution: hazardous material, &c. tellnono Teller
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 12 — Restrictions relating to petitions and ballots tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jan 2002Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2002Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — New Clause 1 — Commencement tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jan 2002Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Extension of amnesty period tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Removal of Sunset Clause tellnono Teller
Commons12 Dec 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Lords' Amendment No. 6 tellnono Teller
Commons5 Dec 2001Business of the House tellnono Teller
Commons29 Nov 2001Human Reproductive Cloning Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) — Miscellaneous tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 2001Delegated Legislation — Health Professions tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 2001Delegated Legislation — Nurses and Midwives tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 2001Civil Defence (Grant) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clause 109 and 110 — Implementation of the third pillar tellnono Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 109 — Implementation of the third pillar tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 21 — Definition of "International Terrorism" tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate tellnono Teller
Commons14 Nov 2001Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill — Repeal of Provisions of Football (Disorder) Act 2000 tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Oct 2001Election Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 1 — Registration: provision of signature and date of birth tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Oct 2001Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons17 Oct 2001European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [4th Allotted Day] tellnono Teller
1 Jun 2001Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
1 Jul 1997Stopped being Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
21 Mar 1997Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
1 Jul 1995Became Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
24 Mar 1995Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
16 Nov 1994Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
27 Apr 1992Became Member, Procedure 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
70% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
92% Academy Schools - for
8% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
33% Apprenticeships
69% Asylum System - More strict
0% Ban fox hunting
12% Bankers' Bonus Tax
75% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Closed Material Proceedure
78% Coalition Programme for Government - For
1% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
38% Cull Badgers
25% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
80% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
17% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
40% European Union Integration - For
92% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
54% Fully Elected House of Lords
12% Further devolution to Scotland
29% Further devolution to Wales
55% Gambling - Against permissiveness
71% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
72% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
93% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
76% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
44% Human Rights and Equality
11% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
89% Increase Air Passenger Duty
86% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
91% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
17% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
21% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
54% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
60% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
84% Mass Retention of Communications Data
82% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
30% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35% More powers for local councils
35% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
40% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
68% Police and Crime Commissioners
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
65% Promote Occupational Pensions
13% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
95% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17% Reduce capital gains tax
100% Reduce central funding for local government
90% 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
60% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
79% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
17% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
34% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
79% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
0% Right to strike
75% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
95% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
39% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
54% Stop climate change
22% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
92% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
67% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
44% University Tuition Fees - For
96% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
30% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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