Voting Record — Joanna Cherry MP, Edinburgh South West (25404)

Joanna Cherry is currently Member, Liaison Committee (Commons), Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) and Chair, Human Rights (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 SNP 0 votes out of 631, 0.0% 631 votes out of 1002, 63.0% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 SNP 0 votes out of 334, 0.0% 334 votes out of 463, 72.1% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 SNP 0 votes out of 286, 0.0% 286 votes out of 467, 61.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectJoanna CherrySNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
10 Jan 2024Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 Jan 2024Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
10 Jan 2024Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
10 Jan 2024Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
10 Jan 2024Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
10 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
10 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
21 Jun 2023Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
21 Jun 2023Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
21 Jun 2023Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
21 Jul 2022Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
21 Jul 2022Became Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
1 Feb 2021Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice),
1 Feb 2021Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
16 Jan 2021Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
HouseDateSubjectJoanna CherrySNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
6 Nov 2017Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
20 Jun 2017Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice),
20 Jun 2017Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
20 Jun 2017Stopped being Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Justice and Home Affairs),
HouseDateSubjectJoanna CherrySNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
31 Oct 2016Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
13 May 2015Became Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Justice and Home Affairs),

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
36% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
23% Academy Schools - for
59% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
8% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
8% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
15% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
25% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
19% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
61% Employment rights
21% Encourage and incentivise saving
79% Energy Prices - More Affordable
2% English Votes on English Laws etc.
20% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
86% European Union Integration - For
50% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
76% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
90% Further devolution to Scotland
79% Further devolution to Wales
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
96% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
86% Higher taxes on banks
0% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% HS2 - In Favour
92% Human Rights and Equality
17% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
38% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
30% Increase VAT
90% Inheritance Tax
100% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mass Retention of Communications Data
52% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
50% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
100% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0% Nuclear power - For
78% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
76% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
67% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Reduce capital gains tax
48% Reduce central funding for local government
14% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
23% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
50% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
0% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50% Retain funds from council house sales locally
50% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
96% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
85% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% State control of bus services
69% Stop climate change
69% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
36% Termination of pregnancy - against
15% Tougher on illegal immigration
4% Trade Unions - Restrict
0% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
75% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
83% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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