Voting Record — Charles Walker MP, Broxbourne (11461)

Charles Walker is currently Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee, Member, Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill, Member, Liaison Committee (Commons), Member, Members Estimate Audit Committee, Member, Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, Member, Members Estimate Committee, Chair, Administration Committee, Chair, Administration Committee, Member, House of Commons Commission, Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and Member, Panel of Chairs

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 29 votes out of 738, 3.9% 738 votes out of 1002, 73.7% 1 time
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 5 votes out of 413, 1.2% 413 votes out of 463, 89.2% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 1 vote out of 374, 0.3% 374 votes out of 467, 80.1% 1 time
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 46 votes out of 959, 4.8% 959 votes out of 1239, 77.4% 3 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 14 votes out of 898, 1.6% 898 votes out of 1288, 69.7% 2 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 WalkerCon VoteRôle
Commons21 Feb 2024Ceasefire in Gaza minorityno Rebel
4 Dec 2023Stopped being Member, Committee on Standards
4 Dec 2023Stopped being Member, Committee of Privileges
Commons22 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 11 - Powers to stop and search without suspicion minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 20 - Serious disruption prevention order made otherwise than on conviction minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2022Public Order Bill — New Schedule 1 - Injunctions in Secretary of State proceedings: powers to remand minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2022Public Order Bill — Clause 16 - Serious disruption prevention order made on conviction minorityno Rebel
17 Oct 2022Became Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee
11 Oct 2022Became Member, Committee on Standards
11 Oct 2022Became Member, Committee of Privileges
11 Jul 2022Became Member, Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill
Commons14 Dec 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 — Omicron Variant minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons16 Jun 2021Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 May 2021Telecommunications (Security) Bill — New Clause 3 — Network Diversification — Report minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2021Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Trade Agreements and Genocide — Parliamentary Judicial Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Trade Agreements and Genocide — Parliamentary Judicial Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval of International Trade Agreements and Treaties — Genocide minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Agreements with States Committing Genocide minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Jan 2021The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2020The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England, North East and North West of England and Obligations of Undertakings (England) etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1045) minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2020Public Health minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Oct 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Sep 2020Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Sep 2020Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation) Bill — Expulsion from the House of Commons of MPs who Voluntarily Change Political Party minorityaye Rebel
20 May 2020Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
19 May 2020Became Member, Members Estimate Audit Committee
19 May 2020Became Member, Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
18 Mar 2020Became Member, Members Estimate Committee
18 Mar 2020Became Member, House of Commons Commission
18 Mar 2020Became Chair, Administration Committee
18 Mar 2020Became Chair, Administration Committee
18 Mar 2020Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Administration Committee
16 Jan 2020Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
15 Jan 2020Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectCharles WalkerCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, Procedure Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, Procedure Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons9 Apr 2019Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019 Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May minorityaye Rebel
13 Feb 2019Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
6 Nov 2017Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
31 Oct 2017Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
12 Jul 2017Became Chair, Procedure Committee
12 Jul 2017Became Chair, Procedure Committee
22 Jun 2017Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectCharles WalkerCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
3 May 2017Stopped being Chair, Procedure Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Chair, Procedure Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons10 Jan 2017Policing and Crime Bill — After Clause 110 — Parity of Funding at Inquests minorityaye Rebel
10 Nov 2015Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
10 Sep 2015Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
18 Jun 2015Became Chair, Procedure Committee
18 Jun 2015Became Chair, Procedure Committee
HouseDateSubjectCharles WalkerCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Procedure Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, Procedure Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons26 Mar 2015House of Commons Standing Orders — Secret Ballot for Re-Election of a Former Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Feb 2015Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall 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 minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause minorityno Rebel
Commons13 May 2014Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 13 — Labelling of Halal and Kosher Meat minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2014European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Influence of Europe for Citizens Programme on EU Referenda and Elections minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2014European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Limitation of Scope of Europe for Citizens Programme minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2013Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2014 — Stake and Prize Limit Increases minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Aug 2013Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2013Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 — Harmonisation of Regulatory Framework minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 21A — Press Regulation — Exemplary Damages minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — Programme Amendment minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 8 — Balance National Security vs Public Interest in Requests to Withhold Information From Parties in Civil Court Cases minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — New Clause 4 — Closed Material Procedure — Expiry of Provisions Unless Renewed minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Nov 2012Increased Commercialisation of the House of Commons to Generate Income minorityno Rebel
17 Oct 2012Became Chair, Procedure Committee
17 Oct 2012Became Chair, Procedure Committee
17 Oct 2012Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons14 Sep 2012Motion to Sit in Private tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2012European Union — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive) minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2011Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 1 — Both Houses of Parliament to Approve General Election Date minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011Draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011, minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2011Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Allowing Voters to Express a Second Preference When Electing Mayors minorityno Rebel
9 May 2011Stopped being Member, Public Administration Committee
Commons9 Feb 2011European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Jan 2011Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2010Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons13 Oct 2010Draft EU Budget 2011 minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Programme Motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
23 Jun 2010Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
21 Jun 2010Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectCharles WalkerCon VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2010Deferred Divisions — EU Enlargement strategy minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Apr 2009Communities and Local Government — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2009Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2009Motion to sit in private minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2009Prayers tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Competition minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
22 Jul 2008Stopped being Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
8 May 2008Became Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons15 Jun 2007Prayers tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
26 Feb 2007Became Member, Public Administration Committee
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings minorityno Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Scottish Affairs 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
81% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
88% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
35% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
84% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
8% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
99% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
40% Closed Material Proceedure
85% Coalition Programme for Government - For
81% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
80% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
100% Employee Shareholder Status
48% Employment rights
85% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
16% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
73% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
23% European Union Integration - For
96% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
97% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
7% Fixed Term Parliaments
12% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
15% Fully Elected House of Lords
24% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
15% Further devolution to Scotland
10% Further devolution to Wales
45% Gambling - Against permissiveness
94% GP Commissioning in the NHS
10% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
82% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
76% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% HS2 - In Favour
20% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
17% Incentivise membership of press regulator
94% Increase Air Passenger Duty
87% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
83% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
77% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
35% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
54% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
28% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
42% Mass Retention of Communications Data
64% 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
26% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
36% More powers for local councils
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
99% Nuclear power - For
26% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
90% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
84% Promote Occupational Pensions
26% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
45% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
100% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
93% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
91% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
59% Reducing the number of MPs - for
70% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
82% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
17% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
64% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
16% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
15% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
92% Same Sex Marriage - for
91% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
0% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
27% Stop climate change
32% Support current and former armed service members
56% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
69% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
100% 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
93% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
21% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% 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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