Voting Record — MPs for East Lothian

Kenny MacAskill

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...)
Kenny MacAskill (show only their votes)	26 Mar 2021	30 May 2024	Alba	0 votes out of 275, 0.0%	275 votes out of 822, 33.5%
Kenny MacAskill (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	25 Mar 2021	SNP	0 votes out of 170, 0.0%	170 votes out of 247, 68.8%
Martin Whitfield (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	2 votes out of 368, 0.5%	368 votes out of 463, 79.5%
George Kerevan (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	SNP	0 votes out of 316, 0.0%	316 votes out of 467, 67.7%
Fiona O'Donnell (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	2 votes out of 849, 0.2%	849 votes out of 1239, 68.5%
Anne Moffat (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	7 votes out of 783, 0.9%	783 votes out of 1288, 60.8%
Mrs Anne Picking (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	9 votes out of 1025, 0.9%	1025 votes out of 1246, 82.3%
John Home Robertson (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	2 votes out of 496, 0.4%	496 votes out of 1273, 39.0%

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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 Kenny MacAskill MP
House	Date	Subject	Kenny MacAskill	Alba Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Kenny MacAskill MP
House	Date	Subject	Kenny MacAskill	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Martin Whitfield MP
House	Date	Subject	Martin Whitfield	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	12 Dec 2018	Establishment of an International Trade and Development Agency	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Mar 2018	Police Officer Numbers	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	28 Mar 2018	Local Government Funding	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	17 Jan 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 17 — Report on Economic Impact of Withdrawal Agreement	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Nov 2017	Budget Resolution — Customs Duties — Goods from the European Union	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by George Kerevan MP
House	Date	Subject	George Kerevan	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Fiona O'Donnell MP
House	Date	Subject	Fiona O'Donnell	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 Jan 2015	Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Weapons System Renewal	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Anne Moffat MP
House	Date	Subject	Anne Moffat	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
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	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mrs Anne Picking MP
House	Date	Subject	Mrs Anne Picking	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2004	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Constituencies and Regions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2003	Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Dec 2001	Facilities of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Home Robertson MP
House	Date	Subject	John Home Robertson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
49%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
57%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
11%	Asylum System - More strict
10%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
30%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
10%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Easier access to abortion
81%	Employment rights
80%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
75%	Environmental water quality
25%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
80%	European Union Integration - For
75%	Fire Safety
100%	Fixed Term Parliaments
28%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
81%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
93%	Further devolution to Scotland
89%	Further devolution to Wales
75%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
63%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	HS2 - In Favour
98%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
60%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
33%	Increase the state pension age
0%	Increase VAT
50%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Minimum Wage
100%	More funds for social care
50%	More powers for local councils
52%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	Nuclear power - For
65%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
55%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
31%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
42%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
30%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
50%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
86%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Smoking ban - In favour
63%	Stop climate change
54%	Support current and former armed service members
50%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
13%	Tougher on illegal immigration
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

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