Voting Record — MPs for Inverclyde

Ronnie Cowan

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...)
Ronnie Cowan (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	SNP	0 votes out of 681, 0.0%	681 votes out of 1069, 63.7%
Ronnie Cowan (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	SNP	0 votes out of 311, 0.0%	311 votes out of 463, 67.2%
Ronnie Cowan (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	SNP	0 votes out of 309, 0.0%	309 votes out of 467, 66.2%
Iain McKenzie (show only their votes)	1 Jul 2011	30 Mar 2015	Lab	2 votes out of 678, 0.3%	678 votes out of 928, 73.1%
David Cairns (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	9 May 2011	Lab	0 votes out of 128, 0.0%	128 votes out of 268, 47.8%
David Cairns (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	6 votes out of 1026, 0.6%	1026 votes out of 1288, 79.7%

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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 Ronnie Cowan MP
House	Date	Subject	Ronnie Cowan	SNP Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 Apr 2022	Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 9 — Notice of Decision to Deprive a Person of Citizenship	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2022	Welfare Cap	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2022	Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2022	Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Clause 6 — Licence Modifications: Designated Nuclear Companies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Sep 2021	Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill — New Clause 2 — Review	tellaye	aye	Teller
Votes by Ronnie Cowan MP
House	Date	Subject	Ronnie Cowan	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Ronnie Cowan MP
House	Date	Subject	Ronnie Cowan	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Iain McKenzie MP
House	Date	Subject	Iain McKenzie	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Sep 2014	UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by David Cairns MP
House	Date	Subject	David Cairns	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by David Cairns MP
House	Date	Subject	David Cairns	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	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
36%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
23%	Academy Schools - for
59%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
57%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
8%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
8%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
4%	Asylum System - More strict
10%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
25%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
20%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
55%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
63%	Easier access to abortion
69%	Employment rights
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
79%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
2%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
63%	Environmental water quality
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83%	European Union Integration - For
50%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
62%	Fire Safety
100%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
28%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
71%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
90%	Further devolution to Scotland
82%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
96%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
0%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	HS2 - In Favour
93%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
17%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
34%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
36%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
52%	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
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
50%	More powers for local councils
50%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
100%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0%	Nuclear power - For
77%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
76%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
83%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
55%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
48%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
10%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
23%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
17%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
0%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
0%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
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
94%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
84%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	State control of bus services
76%	Stop climate change
72%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
36%	Termination of pregnancy - against
9%	Tougher on illegal immigration
8%	Trade Unions - Restrict
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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