Voting Record — Damian Collins MP, Folkestone and Hythe (24744)

Damian Collins is currently Member, Media Bill Committee, Chair, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) and Chair, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)

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 4 votes out of 903, 0.4% 903 votes out of 1002, 90.1% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 14 votes out of 395, 3.5% 395 votes out of 463, 85.3% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 394, 0.0% 394 votes out of 467, 84.4% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 6 votes out of 1068, 0.6% 1068 votes out of 1239, 86.2% 1 time

External Links

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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectDamian CollinsCon VoteRôle
29 Nov 2023Became Member, Media Bill Committee
23 May 2023Stopped being Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 May 2023Became Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services Majorityunknown Unknown
15 Dec 2022Stopped being Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee
7 Dec 2022Became Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee
27 Oct 2022Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
8 Jul 2022Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
11 Jan 2022Stopped being Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee
15 Dec 2021Became Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee
27 Jul 2021Became Chair, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
27 Jul 2021Became Chair, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
27 Jul 2021Stopped being Member, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
21 Jul 2021Became Member, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons20 Jul 2020Trade Bill — New Clause 4 — Parliamentary Approval — Trade Agreements minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2020Proceedings During the Pandemic minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2020Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectDamian CollinsCon VoteRôle
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)
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU Majorityno 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 (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019 Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business Majorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
12 Mar 2019Became Chair, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
12 Mar 2019Became Chair, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
13 Feb 2019Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2018Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
6 Nov 2017Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
12 Jul 2017Became Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
12 Jul 2017Became Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HouseDateSubjectDamian CollinsCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
19 Oct 2016Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
HouseDateSubjectDamian CollinsCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
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
Commons7 Nov 2014Football Governance Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
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 Dec 2010Became Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons13 Oct 2010Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill Majorityaye Rebel

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
29% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
95% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
15% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
95% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Closed Material Proceedure
89% Coalition Programme for Government - For
75% Cull Badgers
75% 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
100% Employee Shareholder Status
56% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
25% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
34% European Union Integration - For
96% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
49% Fixed Term Parliaments
14% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
23% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
13% Further devolution to Scotland
27% Further devolution to Wales
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
14% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
93% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
36% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
92% Homosexuality - Equal rights
94% HS2 - In Favour
33% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
85% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
88% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
57% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
31% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
96% Mass Retention of Communications Data
60% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
31% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
22% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
18% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
80% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
90% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
83% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
89% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
63% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
75% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% 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
21% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
92% Same Sex Marriage - for
96% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
88% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
25% Stop climate change
23% Support current and former armed service members
63% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29% Termination of pregnancy - against
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
90% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
96% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
17% Voting age - Reduce to 16
29% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
No results found

About the Project

The Public Whip is a not-for-profit, open source website created in 2003 by Francis Irving and Julian Todd and now run by Bairwell Ltd.

The Whip on the Web

Help keep PublicWhip alive