Voting Record — Simon Hart MP, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (24813)

Simon Hart is currently The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, and Member, Welsh Grand 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 1 vote out of 858, 0.1% 858 votes out of 1002, 85.6% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 5 votes out of 425, 1.2% 425 votes out of 463, 91.8% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 387, 0.0% 387 votes out of 467, 82.9% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 7 votes out of 1034, 0.7% 1034 votes out of 1239, 83.5% 2 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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HouseDateSubjectSimon HartCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services Majorityunknown Unknown
25 Oct 2022Became The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury,
6 Jul 2022Stopped being The Secretary of State for Wales,
18 Jan 2022Became Member, Welsh Grand Committee
Commons17 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Majorityno Rebel
16 Dec 2019Became The Secretary of State for Wales,
16 Dec 2019Stopped being The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
HouseDateSubjectSimon HartCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
27 Jul 2019Became The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership minorityno Rebel
12 Mar 2019Became Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union (Withdrawal) Act — Withdrawal Agreement — Right for the UK to Unilaterally Terminate the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland minorityno Rebel
20 Dec 2017Stopped being Member, Committee on Standards
20 Dec 2017Stopped being Member, Committee of Privileges
26 Oct 2017Became Member, Committee on Standards
26 Oct 2017Became Member, Committee of Privileges
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HouseDateSubjectSimon HartCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Multinational Enterprises — Publication of Country by Country Tax Strategy bothno Rebel
8 Jul 2015Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectSimon HartCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal bothaye Rebel
Commons11 Feb 2015Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18 minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Prohibition on Purchasing Tobacco for a Child and Regulation of Tobacco Products bothaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
20 Jan 2014Stopped being Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
3 Dec 2012Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Sep 2011Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill — Third Reading — Impact of Bills on Each Part of the United Kingdom tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jun 2011Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government tellnono Teller
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Political and Constitutional Reform 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
21% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
88% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
92% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
8% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
84% Closed Material Proceedure
90% Coalition Programme for Government - For
88% 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
85% 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.
81% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
31% European Union Integration - For
92% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
56% Fixed Term Parliaments
12% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
9% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
8% Further devolution to Scotland
11% Further devolution to Wales
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
94% GP Commissioning in the NHS
14% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
93% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
53% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% HS2 - In Favour
33% Human Rights and Equality
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
95% Increase Air Passenger Duty
84% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
89% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
58% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
60% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
81% Mass Retention of Communications Data
64% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
83% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
38% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
77% Nuclear power - For
21% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
85% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
72% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
90% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
78% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
9% 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
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
87% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
14% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
15% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
58% Same Sex Marriage - for
88% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
13% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
23% Stop climate change
26% Support current and former armed service members
63% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
21% Termination of pregnancy - against
83% Tougher on illegal immigration
96% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
87% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
29% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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