Voting Record — Sir David Amess MP, Southend West (10009)

Sir David Amess

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 15 Oct 2021 Con 16 votes out of 313, 5.1% 313 votes out of 363, 86.2% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 12 votes out of 352, 3.4% 352 votes out of 463, 76.0% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 1 vote out of 374, 0.3% 374 votes out of 467, 80.1% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 21 votes out of 876, 2.4% 876 votes out of 1239, 70.7% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 14 votes out of 883, 1.6% 883 votes out of 1288, 68.6% 7 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 26 votes out of 857, 3.0% 857 votes out of 1246, 68.8% 2 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 7 votes out of 772, 0.9% 772 votes out of 1273, 60.6% 3 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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HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
15 Oct 2021Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons13 Jul 2021International Aid: Treasury Update minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Apr 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Legislative Proposals Relating to Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants 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
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
Commons4 Nov 2020Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Oct 2020Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Leave to Enter: Family Unity and Claims for Asylum minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2020Public Health minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Workers’ Services Provided Through Intermediaries — Responsibility for Determining if Off-Payroll Working Rules Apply minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2020Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 29 — Family Reunion and Settlement bothno Rebel
Commons24 Jun 2020Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2020Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill — New Clause 1 — Funding Counselling, Support and Research — Marriage and Civil Partnerships minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Jun 2020Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill — Simplification of the Process for Legally Ending a Marriage or Civil Partnership minorityaye Rebel
15 Jan 2020Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons18 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Apr 2019Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister 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
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
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 — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2018National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway minorityaye Rebel
30 Oct 2017Became Member, Administration Committee
22 Jun 2017Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons30 Nov 2016Iraq War — Investigation into Contrasts Between Public Statements and Private Policy minorityno Rebel
20 Jul 2015Became Member, Administration Committee
HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Backbench Business Committee
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
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
30 Jun 2014Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
14 May 2014Stopped being Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons5 Mar 2014Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Aug 2013Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons Majorityaye Rebel
10 Jun 2013Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range minorityno Rebel
25 Apr 2013Stopped being Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — (Carry-over) minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2012Badger Cull Majorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
12 Jun 2012Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Jun 2011Ban on Smoking in Private Vehicles Majorityno Rebel
Commons21 Jul 2010Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
26 May 2010Became Member, Panel of Chairs
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2008Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
22 Oct 2007Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jul 2005Crossrail Bill minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
Commons8 Mar 2005Delegated Legislation — Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2004Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp bothaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Oct 2004Mental Capacity Bill tellnono Teller
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Points of Order minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill [Money] Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2002Identity Card minorityno Rebel
26 Jun 2001Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectSir David AmessCon VoteRôle
Commons4 Apr 2001Election Publications Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2001City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jan 2001City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons5 Mar 1999Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) tellayeaye Teller
20 Jul 1998Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill Majorityno Rebel
1 Jun 1997Stopped being Member, Broadcasting Committee
1 Jun 1994Became Member, Broadcasting 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
94% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
38% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
1% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
100% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
47% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
66% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Ban fox hunting
12% Bankers' Bonus Tax
25% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
58% 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
75% Coalition Programme for Government - For
3% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
0% Crossrail - In favour
25% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
66% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
90% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
50% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
17% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
74% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
37% European Union Integration - For
88% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
57% Fixed Term Parliaments
19% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
10% Fully Elected House of Lords
30% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
32% Further devolution to Scotland
25% Further devolution to Wales
49% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
11% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
50% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
74% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
42% Higher taxes on banks
50% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
14% Homosexuality - Equal rights
56% HS2 - In Favour
15% Human Rights and Equality
15% Identity cards - For introduction
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
42% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
73% Increase Air Passenger Duty
74% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
72% Increase VAT
8% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
85% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
16% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
56% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
25% Mansion Tax
88% Mass Retention of Communications Data
41% 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
15% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
31% More powers for local councils
50% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
39% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
32% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84% Police and Crime Commissioners
2% Post office - in favour of Government policy
98% Post office closures - against
44% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84% Privatise Royal Mail
79% Promote Occupational Pensions
15% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
84% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
90% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
93% Reduce capital gains tax
90% Reduce central funding for local government
87% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
80% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
55% Reducing the number of MPs - for
88% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
77% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
96% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
15% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
11% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
13% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
21% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36% Right to strike
29% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
11% Same Sex Marriage - for
91% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
53% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
32% Stop climate change
29% Support current and former armed service members
38% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
93% 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
42% 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
40% University Tuition Fees - For
92% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
30% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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