Voting Record — MSPs

Angus Robertson

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...)
Angus Robertson (show only their votes)	8 May 2021	still in office	SNP	votes out of	votes out of
Ruth Davidson (show only their votes)	7 May 2016	5 May 2021	Con	votes out of	votes out of
Marco Biagi (show only their votes)	6 May 2011	23 Mar 2016	SNP	votes out of	votes out of
Sarah Boyack (show only their votes)	3 May 2007	23 Mar 2011	Lab	1 vote out of 592, 0.2%	592 votes out of 606, 97.7%
Sarah Boyack (show only their votes)	1 May 2003	2 Apr 2007	Lab	4 votes out of 1336, 0.3%	1336 votes out of 1411, 94.7%
Sarah Boyack (show only their votes)	6 May 1999	31 Mar 2003	Lab	3 votes out of 1151, 0.3%	1151 votes out of 1287, 89.4%

External Links

See Angus Robertson's Parliamentary speeches at: TheyWorkForYou.com

Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MSP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MSP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Angus Robertson MP
House	Date	Subject	Angus Robertson	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Ruth Davidson MP
House	Date	Subject	Ruth Davidson	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Marco Biagi MP
House	Date	Subject	Marco Biagi	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Sarah Boyack MP
House	Date	Subject	Sarah Boyack	Lab Vote	Rôle
Scotland	12 Sep 2007	[S3M-443.3 (Amendment)] Decision Time	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Sarah Boyack MP
House	Date	Subject	Sarah Boyack	Lab Vote	Rôle
Scotland	20 Dec 2006	[S2M-5246] Decision Time	minority	aye	Rebel
Scotland	7 Dec 2006	Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — After section 9	abstention	aye	Rebel
Scotland	16 Nov 2006	Planning etc (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 15 — Manner in which applications for planning permission are dealt with etc	minority	no	Rebel
Scotland	29 Oct 2003	[S2M-192.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Sarah Boyack MP
House	Date	Subject	Sarah Boyack	Lab Vote	Rôle
Scotland	13 Feb 2002	Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — After section 6	minority	no	Rebel
Scotland	27 Apr 2000	[S1M-772] Decision Time	abstention	aye	Rebel
Scotland	18 May 1999	Prayers	abstention	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MSP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
15%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
43%	Academy Schools - for
33%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
47%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
31%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Ban fox hunting
81%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
100%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
50%	Business and community control of schools: For
30%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32%	Closed Material Proceedure
43%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
2%	Control Orders
0%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Cull Badgers
65%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
25%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
93%	Easier access to abortion
30%	Employee Shareholder Status
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
77%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
2%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
50%	Environmental water quality
16%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
65%	European Union Integration - For
12%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
52%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
50%	Fox hunting - Ban
69%	Fully Elected House of Lords
92%	Further devolution to Scotland
69%	Further devolution to Wales
71%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
36%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
13%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
74%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
75%	HS2 - In Favour
79%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
17%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
90%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
83%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
6%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
16%	Increase VAT
83%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
5%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
64%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
50%	Localise Council Tax Support
50%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
90%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88%	Mansion Tax
8%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
40%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
72%	Minimum Wage
16%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50%	More funds for social care
52%	More powers for local councils
100%	No detention without charge or trial
79%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0%	Nuclear power - For
61%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
50%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
50%	Police and Crime Commissioners
9%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
91%	Post office closures - against
100%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
16%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
86%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
88%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Reduce capital gains tax
50%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
9%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
12%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
28%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
30%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
66%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
50%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
100%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58%	Right to strike
50%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
63%	Same Sex Marriage - for
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Sell England's Public Forests
50%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	State control of bus services
81%	Stop climate change
100%	Support current and former armed service members
34%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
23%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
6%	Tougher on illegal immigration
5%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
7%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
90%	University education fees - Should be free
1%	University Tuition Fees - For
24%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
76%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
98%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
92%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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