Voting Record — MPs for Islwyn

Chris Evans

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

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Chris Evans (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 745, 0.0%	745 votes out of 1069, 69.7%
Chris Evans (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 380, 0.3%	380 votes out of 463, 82.1%
Chris Evans (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	3 votes out of 326, 0.9%	326 votes out of 467, 69.8%
Chris Evans (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	2 votes out of 928, 0.2%	928 votes out of 1239, 74.9%
Don Touhig (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	19 votes out of 1065, 1.8%	1065 votes out of 1288, 82.7%
Don Touhig (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	8 votes out of 974, 0.8%	974 votes out of 1246, 78.2%
Don Touhig (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	2 votes out of 1112, 0.2%	1112 votes out of 1273, 87.4%

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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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Votes by Chris Evans MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Evans	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Chris Evans MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Evans	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Chris Evans MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Evans	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Dec 2016	The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 18 — Interception and Examination Warrants — Economic and National Security Grounds — Persons Outside British Islands	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Notifying People Who Have Been Subject to Investigatory Techniques Covered by the Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Chris Evans MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Evans	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Oct 2013	Opposition Day — Probation Service Reforms	both	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Oct 2011	House of Commons Recess Dates — Winter 2011-12	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Don Touhig MP
House	Date	Subject	Don Touhig	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Don Touhig MP
House	Date	Subject	Don Touhig	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Don Touhig MP
House	Date	Subject	Don Touhig	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 May 2001	Social Security Fraud Bill - New Clause 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2001	Rural Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2001	International Development Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2001	Armed Forces Bill - Extension of jurisdiction	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2001	Social Security Fraud Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill - Exclusion of prisoners convicted of assaulting police officers, other emergency service workers and NHS staff from power to release short-term prisoners on licence	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill (Programme) - Lords Amendments and Messages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Feb 2001	Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2001	Health and Social Care Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2001	Health and Social Care Bill - Independent advocacy services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2001	Health and Social Care Bill - Community health councils: scheme for reform	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2001	Capital Allowances Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2001	Capital Allowances Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2001	Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill (Programme) - Lords amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2001	Public Health	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2001	Public Health	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2001	Teacher Supply	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2001	Teacher Supply	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2001	Health and Social Care Bill [Money]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2001	Health and Social Care Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill [Money]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 - Consolidated Fund Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Urban Regeneration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Dec 2000	Vehicles (Crime) Bill [Ways and Means]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Nov 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Remaining Lords amendments	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Nov 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Nov 2000	Millennium Dome	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Nov 2000	Millennium Dome	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2000	Pensions and Pensioners	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2000	Pensions and Pensioners	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jul 2000	Utilities Bill - Licence enforcement	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2000	Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Amendments and repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2000	Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Comptroller and Auditor General: access to information	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2000	Finance Bill - Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2000	Finance Bill - Married couples allowances	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2000	Football (Disorder) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2000	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill - District policing partnership sub-groups for Belfast	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill [Lords] — Proportional representation for local elections in England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2000	Prisoners (Early Release)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2000	Prisoners (Early Release)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jun 2000	Learning and Skills Bill [Lords] - Sex education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2000	Census (Amendment) Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jun 2000	Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Definition of legally relevant objection	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jun 2000	Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Driving of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles Elsewhere than on Roads	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2000	Countryside and Rights of Way Bill - Rights of public in relation to access land	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2000	Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 May 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] - Rights of searching persons	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 May 2000	Transport Bill - Repeals and Revocations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 May 2000	Transport Bill - Road traffic reduction strategy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Orders for possession of aerodromes, etc.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 May 2000	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Offences	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 May 2000	Finance Bill - Provision of services through intermediary	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Standing Committee on Regional Affairs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Standing Committee on Regional Affairs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Apr 2000	Patten Report	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Contributions in Respect of Benefits in Kind: Great Britain	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2000	Learning and Skills Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2000	Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Education about electoral and democratic systems	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Feb 2000	Armed Forces Discipline Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Feb 2000	Armed Forces Discipline Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2000	Postal Services Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2000	Postal Services Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 2000	Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill - Salaries	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 1999	Terrorism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1999	The Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1999	The Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1999	The Economy	tellno	no	Teller

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
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
7%	Asylum System - More strict
25%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
34%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
92%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
19%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
20%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
88%	Easier access to abortion
10%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
73%	European Union Integration - For
11%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
88%	Fire Safety
44%	Fixed Term Parliaments
72%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
99%	Fully Elected House of Lords
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
61%	Further devolution to Scotland
69%	Further devolution to Wales
100%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
83%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
19%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
64%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	HS2 - In Favour
83%	Human Rights and Equality
64%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
24%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
20%	Increase VAT
75%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
50%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
45%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
52%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88%	Mansion Tax
87%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
39%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
85%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
72%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
77%	Nuclear power - For
82%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
8%	Police and Crime Commissioners
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
0%	Promote Occupational Pensions
40%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
15%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
70%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
15%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
52%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
50%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
9%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
75%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58%	Right to strike
81%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
75%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
83%	Stop climate change
77%	Support current and former armed service members
38%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
14%	Termination of pregnancy - against
15%	Tougher on illegal immigration
4%	Trade Unions - Restrict
60%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
1%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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