Voting Record — Simon Kirby MP, Brighton, Kemptown (24900)

Simon Kirby

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 427, 0.0% 427 votes out of 467, 91.4% 111 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 16 votes out of 1081, 1.5% 1081 votes out of 1239, 87.2% 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 KirbyCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being The Economic Secretary to the Treasury,
10 Oct 2016Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
17 Jul 2016Became The Economic Secretary to the Treasury,
17 Jul 2016Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons12 Jul 2016Draft Civil Proceedings, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jul 2016Review of Primary Assessment and the 2016 SATs Results tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jul 2016Environmental Protection After Removal of European Union Law tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 16 — Devolution of Income Tax Powers to the Welsh Assembly — Requirement for Support in Referendum in Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 16 — Devolution of Income Tax Powers to the Welsh Assembly — Requirement for Support in Referendum in Wales tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 10 — Justice Impact Assessments for Bills Introduced to the Welsh Assembly tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Continual Review of Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales — Annual Report on Welsh Justice tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales tellnono Teller
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Review of Remuneration of Investment Fund Managers tellnono Teller
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Clause 72 — Reduction in Rate of Capital Gains Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Rate of Corporation Tax for Financial Year 2020 tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Publication of Estimated Impact of Extending Scope of Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 tellnono Teller
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Multinational Enterprises — Publication of Country by Country Tax Strategy tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading — Mass Surveillance tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 May 2016Immigration Bill — Removal and Detention of Pregnant Women tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Apr 2016Policing and Crime Bill — Ability to Give Police Staff and Volunteers All But Core Powers of a Constable — Conditional on No Cut in Police Funding Until 2020 tellnono Teller
Commons26 Apr 2016Policing and Crime Bill — Clause 35 — Police Civilian Volunteers — Authorisation to Carry CS and PAVA Incapacitant Spray tellnono Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Procedure (Future Taxation) — Inclusion of Provisions Taking Effect in Future Years in the Finance Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Budget Resolution 56 — Insurance Premium Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Budget Resolution 38 — Capital Gains Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Budget Resolution 8 — Travel Expenses of Workers Providing Services Through Intermediaries — Agency Workers — Relief for Home to Work Travel Expenses tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016March 2016 Budget tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Mar 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Second Reading — Mass Surveillance tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Mar 2016Enterprise Bill — Clause 41 — Cap on Public Sector Payments on Leaving Employment — Regular Reviews — Adjustments in Line with Inflation and Earnings tellnono Teller
Commons8 Mar 2016Enterprise Bill — New Clause 4 — Objectives of UK Green Investment Bank tellnono Teller
Commons2 Mar 2016Supplementary Estimates — Allocation of Additional Funds to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Mar 2016Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Limited Capability for Work Component from Universal Credit — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Mar 2016Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Work Related Activity Component from Employment and Support Allowance — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Feb 2016Opposition Day — UK Steel Industry tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2016Education and Adoption Bill — Consultation before Conversion of a School to an Academy tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2016Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Feb 2016Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Feb 2016Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Reports on Child Poverty tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Feb 2016Local Government Finance (England) tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Feb 2016Opposition Day — Housing: Long-Term Plan — Ten New Garden Cities tellnono Teller
Commons9 Feb 2016Opposition Day — EU Referendum Date tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2016Transfer of Further Powers to Scotland — Financial Arrangements tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2016Transfer of Further Powers to Scotland — Financial Arrangements tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2016Opposition Day — Tax Avoidance and Multinational Companies tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 2016Opposition Day — Publication of Google Tax Settlement — International Agreement on Country by Country Reporting of Company Accounts tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2016Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill — Clause 1 — Public Warnings of Misconduct or Mismanagement From the Charity Commission tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2016Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill — New Clause 3 — Political Campaigning by Charities tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2016Childcare Bill — New Clause 2 — Consideration of Attainment and Development Gaps When Implementing Free Childcare tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2016Childcare Bill — New Clause 1 — Report On Implementation of 30 Hours Per Week Free Childcare for Working Parents tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2016Opposition Day — Public Ownership of Railways — Bus Regulation tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2016Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 — Prayer to Anul — Replacing Student Grants with Larger Loans for Students from England tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2016Opposition Day — Student Maintenance Grants tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause 52 — Residential Lettings — Fitness for Human Habitation Test tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 61 — Requiement for Housing Associations to Replace Homes With Proceeds of Right to Buy Sales tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 89 — Phasing out of Tenancies for Life tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause 57 — Marketing of New Homes to Local First Time Buyers tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 3 — Duty to Promote Other Types of Affordable Housing As Well as the Supply of Starter Homes in England tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 2 — First Time Buyer Starter Home Discounts to Remain in Perpetuity tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Programme tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Dec 2015Opposition Day — Housing tellnono Teller
Commons15 Dec 2015Opposition Day — Climate Change Risk Assessment and Flooding tellnono Teller
Commons8 Dec 2015Prum Convention — Data Sharing with Certain European Countries to Combat Crime and Terrorism tellnono Teller
Commons8 Dec 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to Vote in the Referendum — Those Aged Sixteen and Seventeen tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigation Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigration Bill — Clause 34 — Human Rights Appeals within the United Kingdom tellnono Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigration Bill — Support for Failed Asylum Seekers and Illegal Migrants tellnono Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigration Bill — Clauses 13-16 — Residential Tenancies tellnono Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigration Bill — Clause 8 — Offence of Illegal Working tellnono Teller
Commons24 Nov 2015Opposition Day — HMRC Office Closures tellnono Teller
Commons24 Nov 2015Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Deterrent Programme Renewal tellnono Teller
Commons17 Nov 2015Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — New Clause 36 — Combined Authorities — Regard to Neighbouring Authorities tellnono Teller
Commons17 Nov 2015Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 20 — Entitlement to Vote in Local Government Elections at 16 tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Clause 14 — Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Public Service Workers in Devolved Administrations and Local Government tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Consent of Devolved Administrations and Local Government tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Union Supervision of Picketing tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 2015Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill — Database of Innovative Treatments — Departure from Accepted Practice — Money tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 8 — Tax Credit Reductions — Transitional Protection tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 1 — Repeal of Tax Credits Regulations 2015 tellnono Teller
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill — New Clause 9 — Inheritance Tax Review tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2015Immigration Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Oct 2015Immigration Bill — Decline Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons15 Sep 2015Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 — Reduction in Rates of Tax Credits tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Report on Impact of Bank Levy Rate Reduction and Introduction of a Surcharge on Banking Company Profits tellnono Teller
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — Schedule 3 — Setting of Rate of Surcharge on Bank Profits Via Regulations tellnono Teller
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Report on Application of Climate Change Levy Tax To Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources tellnono Teller
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — Clause 43 — Review of Impact of Rise in Insurance Premium Tax tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 Resolution 21 — Application of Climate Change Levy to Electricity from Renewable Sources tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 Resolution 3 — Inheritance Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 Resolution 2 — Future Taxation: Rates of Income Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 — VAT and Scottish Police and Fire and Rescue Services tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jul 2015Opposition Day — Focusing Any Assistance in Budget on Those With Middle and Low Incomes tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — New Clause 39 — Powers of the Scottish Parliament — National Insurance tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — New Clause 31 — Ability of Scottish Parliament to Create New Benefits tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — New Clause 28 — Housing Benefit — Devolving Powers to Scotland tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — Clause 26 — Employment Support Programmes — Powers of the Scottish Parliament — Wording tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — Clause 24 — Power of Scottish Ministers to Change Regulations on Benefits in Respect of Rent tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — Clause 19 — Carers Benefit — Scope of Eligibility tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — Clause 19 — Threshold for Disability Benefits tellnono Teller
Commons23 Jun 2015European Union (Finance) Bill — Clause 2 — Timetable for Implementation of New Arrangements for Funding the European Union tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — New Clause 3 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Schedule 1 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — New Clause 3 — Powers of the Scottish Parliament tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — New Clause 2 — Constitutional Convention tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — Clause 11 — Full Control Over Taxation, Borrowing and Public Spending for Scottish Parliament tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Decline Second Reading tellnono Teller
13 May 2015Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
HouseDateSubjectSimon KirbyCon VoteRôle
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 Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP Majorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — New Clause 2 — Prompting New Election for an MP via a Petition of 500 or More Electors minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
3 Dec 2012Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
5 Nov 2012Stopped being Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Feb 2012Ten Minute Rule Bill- Annual Statements of Healthcare Costs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jan 2012Daylight Saving Bill — Clause 4 — Approval of Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly Before Advancing Time in the UK by an Hour tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jan 2012Procedural Motion — Daylight Saving Bill — Clause 4 — Motion to Bring Debate to a Close and Move to a Vote tellayeaye Teller
5 Dec 2011Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons30 Nov 2011Regulation of Hairdressers — Fines for Hairdressing Commercially Without a Licence minorityno Rebel
14 Nov 2011Became Member, Administration Committee
2 Nov 2010Became Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
26 Jul 2010Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
16% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
81% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
15% 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
92% Closed Material Proceedure
92% Coalition Programme for Government - For
75% Cull Badgers
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
42% Do more to help refugees inclding children
90% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
95% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
51% European Union Integration - For
88% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
75% Fixed Term Parliaments
17% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
55% Fully Elected House of Lords
6% Further devolution to Scotland
0% Further devolution to Wales
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
93% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
60% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
31% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
100% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
88% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% 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
59% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
81% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
70% Mass Retention of Communications Data
60% 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
21% Minimum Wage
50% More funds for social care
32% More powers for local councils
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
27% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
38% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
86% Reduce capital gains tax
100% Reduce central funding for local government
96% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
96% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
85% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
71% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
1% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
55% 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% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
15% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
33% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
63% Smoking ban - In favour
32% State control of bus services
25% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
56% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% Tougher on illegal immigration
95% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
99% University Tuition Fees - For
96% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
10% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
8% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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