Voting Record — MPs for Kingswood

Chris Skidmore

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 Skidmore (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	still in office	Con	2 votes out of 232, 0.9%	232 votes out of 243, 95.5%
Chris Skidmore (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 414, 0.0%	414 votes out of 467, 88.7%
Chris Skidmore (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	10 votes out of 1066, 0.9%	1066 votes out of 1239, 86.0%
Roger Berry (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	16 votes out of 1055, 1.5%	1055 votes out of 1288, 81.9%
Roger Berry (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	34 votes out of 994, 3.4%	994 votes out of 1246, 79.8%
Roger Berry (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	15 votes out of 911, 1.6%	911 votes out of 1273, 71.6%

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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 Skidmore MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Skidmore	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Chris Skidmore MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Skidmore	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Chris Skidmore MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Skidmore	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Roger Berry MP
House	Date	Subject	Roger Berry	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2009	Prayers — Autism Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Liaison Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Roger Berry MP
House	Date	Subject	Roger Berry	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Jul 2004	Iraq — Adjournment Debate	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Feb 2004	School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 3 — General Duty of Regulator	minority	aye	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	Mersey Tunnels Bill — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2003	Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2003	Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jun 2003	Fire Services Bill — Title	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Apr 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Roger Berry MP
House	Date	Subject	Roger Berry	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Evidence and inferences: Great Britain	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	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
94%	Academy Schools - for
67%	Action to prevent domestic violence
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
12%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Redundancy Payments
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
89%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
85%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
0%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
34%	European Union - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
83%	Fixed Term Parliaments
13%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
55%	Fully Elected House of Lords
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
12%	Further devolution to Wales
17%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
8%	Greater Transparency in Public Life
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
85%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
35%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
93%	HS2 - In Favour
28%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
94%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
92%	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
53%	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
96%	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
16%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
0%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
37%	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
25%	Parliament- Strengthen
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
38%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
31%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
72%	Reduce capital gains tax
100%	Reduce central funding for local government
97%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
90%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
96%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70%	Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - For
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
50%	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
90%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
12%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
72%	Shift Powers from MPs in the Commons to Ministers
63%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
25%	Stop climate change
0%	Stronger Military Covenant
65%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Tougher on illegal immigration
95%	Trade Union Regulation
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	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

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