Voting Record — Richard Benyon MP, Newbury (11727)

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Con	2 votes out of 524, 0.4%	524 votes out of 776, 67.5%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	10 votes out of 856, 1.2%	856 votes out of 1288, 66.5%	73 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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House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Sep 2011	Prayers — Clause 1 — Duties of the Secretary of State	Majority	aye	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being - Shadow Minister, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jan 2010	Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House	Majority	aye	Rebel
8 Sep 2009	Became - Shadow Minister, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
8 Sep 2009	Stopped being - Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
27 Jul 2009	Became - Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
27 Jul 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Commons	8 May 2009	The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).	tellno	no	Teller
19 Jan 2009	Stopped being Whip, Whips
19 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Safeguards for partial property transfers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 34 — Post-charge questioning: England and Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Counter-Terrorism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Counter-Terrorism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Access to Information and Destruction of Samples Held by the Police	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — European Scrutiny (Standing Orders)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Regional Accountability — Set up regional select committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Olympic Legacy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 24 — Responsibility for children in care who enter custody	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 7 — Registration scheme in England and Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — employment bill [lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 17 — Insurance companies etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Vehicle excise duty: variation of graduated rates for light passenger vehicles	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 17 — Report on proposed tax changes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Energy Security — Commends the Government's effort	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Third reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Delegation of functions only to local authorities — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	tellno	no	Teller
4 Jun 2008	Became Whip, Whips
4 Jun 2008	Stopped being Whip, Whips
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2008	Vehicle Excise Duty — planned increases should be abandoned — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2008	Burma — Cyclone Nargis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part] — Civil Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part] — Civil Service	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	tellaye	aye	Teller
18 Apr 2008	Stopped being a member of the Home Affairs Committee
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Repossessions and the Housing Market	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Local Transport Bill [ Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Commends the Government's action	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Enshrine the Lisbon Treaty into UK law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Excludes the European Union from imposing an obligation on Parliament — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Prevent competition rules from becoming an exclusive policy area of the European Union — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude energy from being a shared policy area in the European Union — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Repayment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Sale of student loans	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2008	Opposition Day — [6th allotted day] — Human Trafficking	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2008	Opposition Day — [6th allotted day] — National Insurance Numbers and Illegal Immigrants	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Prime Minister — Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Financial provisions (disclosure of information)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2007	European Community Documents — Funding of European political parties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Prisons	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Prisons	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — HM Revenue and Customs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Health Care-Associated Infections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Health Care-Associated Infections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Schools Reform	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Delegated Legislation — Transport	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 60 — Election dates	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2007	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day — First Part] — Foot and Mouth/Bluetongue	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2007	Opposition Day — [19th Allotted day] — Home Information Packs and Stamp Duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2007	Opposition Day — [19th Allotted day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Meaning of "the probation purposes"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 12 — Power to repeal section 4	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Social Policy and the Relief of Poverty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Stroke Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
6 Jul 2007	Became Whip, Whips
Commons	15 Jun 2007	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Home Affairs Committee
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	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.

Agreement	Policy
86%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
14%	European Union - For
43%	Fully Elected House of Lords
100%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
50%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
87%	Increase VAT
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69%	No detention without charge or trial
33%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
83%	Privatise Royal Mail
55%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
30%	Smoking ban - In favour
81%	Stop climate change
94%	Termination of pregnancy - against
31%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
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
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster 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.

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Voting Record — Richard Benyon MP, Newbury (11727)

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