Voting Record — Shailesh Vara MP, North West Cambridgeshire (11475)

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	3 votes out of 708, 0.4%	708 votes out of 782, 90.5%	105 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	19 votes out of 922, 2.1%	922 votes out of 1288, 71.6%	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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House	Date	Subject	Shailesh Vara	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Jul 2012	[Mr Speaker in the Chair]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2012	“Group 12 — Caravans — Part 4 — Commencement and transitional provision	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Jun 2012	Bills Presented — House of Lords Reform Bill — Schedule 4 — Amendments to do with part 1	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2012	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Regional Pay	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2012	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Disability Benefits and Social Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2012	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 May 2012	Bill Presented — Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Electoral Registration and Administration Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 May 2012	Prime Minister — Cost of Living	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2012	Suicide (Prevention) — Clause 84 — Environmental information	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2012	Suicide (Prevention) — Clause 18 — Licence conditions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 3 — VAT impact of changes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Feb 2012	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — NHS Risk Register	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 131 — State pension credit: carers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 10 — Responsibility for children and young persons	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 93 — Benefit cap	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Prime Minister — Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2012	Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2012	Keeping of Primates As Pets (Prohibition) — Schedule 1 — Local retention of non-domestic rates	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jan 2012	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — Energy Prices	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2011	Opposition Day — [un-allotted half day] — Unemployment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Dec 2011	Chancellor of the Exchequer — The Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 2011	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — Living Standards	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Nov 2011	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — Solar Power (Feed-in Tariff)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2011	Border Checks Summer 2011 — Opposition Day Debate	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2011	Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — Clause 41 — Conditional fee agreements: success fees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2011	Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — Clause 41 — Conditional fee agreements: success fees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2011	Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports) — New Schedule 3 — ‘Northern Ireland: information about financial resources	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2011	Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — National Health Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2011	National Health Service and Social Care Bill — Third Reading.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2011	NHS Bill — Amendment to change "secure" to "provide or secure" in Section 1 ss 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2011	Fixed Term Parliament Bill- Consideration of Lords Amendments- Clause 1 — Polling days for parliamentary general elections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2011	Adoption (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) — Legal Aid, Sentencing and punishment of Offenders bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2011	Adoption (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) — Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — The Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 2011	Prayers — Employment Opportunities Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2011	Remembrance Day (Bank Holiday) — Schedule 14 — Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2011	Remembrance Day (Bank Holiday) — Clause 83 — Persons receiving certain services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2011	Remembrance Day (Bank Holiday) — Clause 79 — Required period condition: further provision	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2011	Remembrance Day (Bank Holiday) — Clause 69 — Ending of discretionary payments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 May 2011	Road Safety — Clause 206 — Commencement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 May 2011	Road Safety — Clause 130 — Flexible tenancies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 May 2011	Road Safety — Clause 130 — Flexible tenancies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill (Ways and Means) — Clause 90 — Duty to co-operate in relation to planning of sustainable development	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 29 — Retail diversity scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 May 2011	Planning (Grade 1 Agricultural Land Protection) — Schedule 14 — Academies: land	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 May 2011	Planning (Grade 1 Agricultural Land Protection) — Clause 34 — Duties in relation to school admissions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 2011	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Higher Education Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 2011	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Sure Start Children’s Centres	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Alcohol Marketing — Clause 152 — Restriction on issue of arrest warrants in private prosecutions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Alcohol Marketing — Clause 152 — Restriction on issue of arrest warrants in private prosecutions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Alcohol Marketing — Part 4 — General provisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Alcohol Marketing — New Clause 5 — Memorandum of Understanding	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2011	Royal Assent — Fuel Prices and the Cost of Living	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2011	Royal Assent — Fuel Prices and the Cost of Living	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2011	Tied Public Houses (Code of Practice) — Welfare Reform Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisons — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Military Covenant	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituency	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2011	Bill Presented — Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Former Metal Mines — Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Former Metal Mines — Police	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2011	Public Forest Estate — Government's proposals ensure continued public access	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2011	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills — remedy its deficiency — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2011	Opposition Day — [9th allotted day] — Education Maintenance Allowance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2011	Dairy Farming — Clause 79 — Guarantees where postal administration order is made	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2011	Dairy Farming — Clause 33 — Review of minimum requirements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2011	Dairy Farming — New Clause 4 — Restriction on universal service provider disposals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Loans to Ireland Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2010	Banking and Financial Services (Community Investment) — Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions and Remuneration Policies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2010	Timetable Motion — Business of the House (Thursday) — University Tuiton Fee Caps	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2010	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — Funding and Schools Reform	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2010	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — NHS Reorganisation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 10 — Boundary Commission proposals: publicity and consultation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 9 — Number and distribution of seats	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Boundary Commission Veto on Modification of Their Recommendations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Periodicity of Reports of the Boundary Commissions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — Review Welsh Parliamentry Constituancies With Respect to Further Devoloution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Superannuation Bill — Clause 1 — Limits on value of benefits provided under civil service compensation scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2010	Identity Documents Bill — New Clause 4 — Transfer of information from National Identity Register to Identity and Passport Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2010	Opposition Day — [4th Allotted Day] — Crime and Policing	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Statutory Consultees For Proposed Additional Academy Schools —rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Selective Schools Becoming Academies Exempt from Requirement to Provide Education for Pupils of Different Abilities	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Require Academies to Comply with the School Admissions Code — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Personal, Social and Health Education in Academy School Curricula -rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — New Academies Only Where There is Proven Need -rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Child Trust Funds Regulations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2010	European Union External Action Service	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Police Grant Report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2010	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Industry (Government Support)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	tellno	no	Teller
11 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament
House	Date	Subject	Shailesh Vara	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 Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament
8 Sep 2009	Stopped being Deputy Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament
27 Jul 2009	Became Deputy Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament
27 Jul 2009	Stopped being Deputy Shadow Leader, Parliament
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
6 Jul 2007	Became Deputy Shadow Leader, Parliament
6 Jul 2007	Stopped being Deputy Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House of Commons
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 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
12 Dec 2006	Stopped being a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
8 Nov 2006	Became Deputy Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House of Commons
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	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 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.

Agreement	Policy
38%	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
81%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
17%	European Union - For
57%	Fully Elected House of Lords
100%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
37%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	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
77%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
81%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	Stop climate change
40%	Termination of pregnancy - against
34%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
31%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
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Voting Record — Shailesh Vara MP, North West Cambridgeshire (11475)

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