Voting Record — MPs for Old Bexley and Sidcup

James Brokenshire

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...)
James Brokenshire (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	still in office	Con	0 votes out of 273, 0.0%	273 votes out of 311, 87.8%
James Brokenshire (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	2 votes out of 349, 0.6%	349 votes out of 463, 75.4%
James Brokenshire (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 398, 0.0%	398 votes out of 467, 85.2%
James Brokenshire (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	5 votes out of 945, 0.5%	945 votes out of 1239, 76.3%
Derek Conway (show only their votes)	30 Jan 2008	12 Apr 2010	Independent	no whip	74 votes out of 663, 11.2%
Derek Conway (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	29 Jan 2008	Con	2 votes out of 315, 0.6%	315 votes out of 625, 50.4%
Derek Conway (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	13 votes out of 731, 1.8%	731 votes out of 1246, 58.7%
Mr Edward Heath (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	4 votes out of 72, 5.6%	72 votes out of 1273, 5.7%

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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 James Brokenshire MP
House	Date	Subject	James Brokenshire	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by James Brokenshire MP
House	Date	Subject	James Brokenshire	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by James Brokenshire MP
House	Date	Subject	James Brokenshire	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by James Brokenshire MP
House	Date	Subject	James Brokenshire	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	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 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 Derek Conway MP
House	Date	Subject	Derek Conway	Independent Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 2 — New procedure for proposals under Sustainable Communities Act 2007	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 3. corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2011)	minority	none	Free
Commons	16 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day] — Equitable Life	minority	none	Free
Commons	23 Feb 2010	Rental Accommodation (Thermal Insulation Standards) — New Clause 1 — Publication of information by Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) in England and Wales	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Money) (No. 3)	minority	none	Free
Commons	27 Jan 2010	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Jan 2010	Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting) — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	minority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2010	Bill Presented — Pedicabs Bill — Crime and Security Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and families bill (Programme)	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Personal Care at Home Bill (Programme)	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Clause 155 — Positive action: recruitment and promotion	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits	Majority	none	Free
Commons	30 Nov 2009	Financial Services Bill — Financial Services Bill (Programme)	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Bill Presented — Coroners and Justice Bill (Programme) (No.4)	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Oct 2009	Strengthen local spending reports — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Oct 2009	Marine Conservation Bill — Marine Conservation Zones designated to conserve marine ecosystem as a whole — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	14 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — Higher Education	minority	none	Free
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts	minority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — US-UK Extradition Treaty	minority	none	Free
Commons	8 Jul 2009	Care Homes (Domestic Pets) — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	minority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1	minority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jun 2009	Immediate General Election — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — Policing and Crime Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2009	Corporation Tax (Charge and Main Rates for Financial Year 2010)	minority	none	Free
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation	minority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — Law and Order	minority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Government Capital Expenditure	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2009	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers	minority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2009	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2008	Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Points of Order — Emergency Debate — Pre-Budget Report	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	none	Free
Commons	7 Oct 2008	Government's Fiscal Rules — new fiscal framework — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jul 2008	Fuel Duty — Balance against oil prices — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Energy Security — Commends the Government's effort	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	minority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Jun 2008	Pensioner Poverty — Welcomes the policies of this Government	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Jun 2008	Pensioner Poverty — Redeem 1997 pledge — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	none	Free
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable	minority	none	Free
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Income Tax — Abolition of starting and savings rates and creation of starting rate for savings	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Income Tax — Mitigation of abolition of 10% starting rate — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Heathrow — Expansion is consistent with sustainable aviation strategy	minority	none	Free
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Heathrow — Condemnation of third runway — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — The Treaty does not affect the supremacy of the UK parliament — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions — rejected	minority	none	Free
Votes by Derek Conway MP
House	Date	Subject	Derek Conway	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Derek Conway MP
House	Date	Subject	Derek Conway	Con 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	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	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 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Mr Edward Heath MP
House	Date	Subject	Mr Edward Heath	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16	Majority	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
70%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
33%	Action to prevent domestic violence
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
65%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
99%	Asylum System - More strict
77%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
12%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
84%	Business and community control of schools: For
75%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
84%	Closed Material Proceedure
88%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
81%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
77%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
90%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
24%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
28%	European Union Integration - For
76%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
83%	Fixed Term Parliaments
18%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Fully Elected House of Lords
23%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
12%	Further devolution to Scotland
18%	Further devolution to Wales
34%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
94%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
82%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
42%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
64%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
25%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
42%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
94%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
95%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
89%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
77%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
31%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
14%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
69%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
25%	Mansion Tax
89%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
48%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
26%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
13%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
30%	More powers for local councils
25%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
58%	Nuclear power - For
29%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
17%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
53%	Promote Occupational Pensions
37%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
17%	Public Ownership of Railways
13%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
88%	Reduce central funding for local government
83%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
94%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
88%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
53%	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
17%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
21%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
84%	Same Sex Marriage - for
90%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Sell England's Public Forests
63%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
29%	Stop climate change
6%	Stronger Military Covenant
52%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
60%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
94%	Tougher on illegal immigration
95%	Trade Union Regulation
54%	Transparency of Parliament
93%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
99%	University Tuition Fees - For
96%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
30%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
29%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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