Voting Record — Richard Drax MP, South Dorset (24903)

Richard Drax is currently Member, Defence Sub-Committee, Member, Defence Committee and Member, European Scrutiny 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 29 votes out of 824, 3.5% 824 votes out of 1002, 82.2% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 12 votes out of 422, 2.8% 422 votes out of 463, 91.1% 3 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 2 votes out of 385, 0.5% 385 votes out of 467, 82.4% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 50 votes out of 895, 5.6% 895 votes out of 1239, 72.2% 6 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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HouseDateSubjectRichard DraxCon VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2023Delegated Legislation — Climate Change minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Sep 2023Energy Bill [Lords] — Part A3 - Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2023Delegated Legislation — Customs minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2023Deferred Division — Criminal Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2023Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityunknown Unknown
Commons22 Jun 2022Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services minorityaye Rebel
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, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2021Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2021House of Commons Proceedings During the Pandemic minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2021Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension minorityaye 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
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
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
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
Commons10 Mar 2020Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services minorityno Rebel
5 Mar 2020Became Member, Defence Sub-Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Defence Committee
HouseDateSubjectRichard DraxCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny 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 tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — New Clause 4 — Amendability of Motions minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister bothaye 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
Commons12 Mar 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consideration of a Short Delay if Withdrawal Agreement and Leaving Without an Agreement Rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
30 Oct 2017Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
HouseDateSubjectRichard DraxCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons8 Dec 2015Prum Convention — Data Sharing with Certain European Countries to Combat Crime and Terrorism minorityno Rebel
15 Jul 2015Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons16 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Schedule 1 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectRichard DraxCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2014Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2014Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — If to make Decision minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2014Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — Timetable Motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2014Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — New Clause 5 — Act To Have Effect Despite European Union Treaties minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jul 2014Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2014Care Bill — Clause 119 — Proceedure for Dealing Financially Failing NHS Trusts — Requirement to Consult with Public minorityno Rebel
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
Commons27 Jan 2014European Union (Approvals) Bill — Third Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme 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
Commons22 Jan 2014European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jan 2014European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons4 Dec 2013Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Nov 2013Defence Reform Bill — New Clause 3 — Report and Parliamentary Approval of Plans on the Future of the Reserve Forces minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2013Defence Reforms — Delay Disbandment of Regular Units Until Army Reserve Plan Shown to Be Viable tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Sep 2013London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill — Clause 9 — Penalty Charges — Skips on London Highways minorityno 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
Commons26 Jun 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 21A — Press Regulation — Exemplary Damages tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — Programme Amendment minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — (Carry-over) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2012European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons31 Oct 2012Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget Majorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2012Backbench Business — 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Oct 2012European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships minorityaye Rebel
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
Commons24 Apr 2012Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Dec 2011Backbench Business — Ministerial Statements To Be Made to Parliament First minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion bothno Rebel
Commons29 Jun 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Programme minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Jun 2011Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Second Reading 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
Commons23 Mar 2011Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote System — Threshold on Making Result Binding minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote — Threshold for Binding Result minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill — Clause 1 — Interest Rate to be Charged on United Kingdom Loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2010European Union Economic Governance minorityaye Rebel
2 Nov 2010Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural 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
71% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
75% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
8% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
23% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
86% Business and community control of schools: For
75% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
84% Closed Material Proceedure
81% Coalition Programme for Government - For
50% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
84% 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
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
19% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
20% European Union Integration - For
96% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
29% Fixed Term Parliaments
6% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
1% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
8% Further devolution to Scotland
17% 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
85% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33% Higher taxes on banks
50% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% HS2 - In Favour
8% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0% Incentivise membership of press regulator
95% Increase Air Passenger Duty
87% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
84% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
50% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
17% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
60% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
40% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
81% Mass Retention of Communications Data
52% 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
20% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
33% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
7% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
17% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84% Police and Crime Commissioners
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
17% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
91% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
34% Public Ownership of Railways
12% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
90% 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
79% Reducing the number of MPs - for
90% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
93% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
92% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
48% Register of Lobbyists
1% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
1% 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
91% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
74% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
8% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
14% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
71% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
50% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
25% Stop climate change
29% Support current and former armed service members
63% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
71% Termination of pregnancy - against
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
87% Trade Unions - Restrict
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
17% Voting age - Reduce to 16
21% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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