Voting Record — MPs for Vale of Glamorgan

Alun Cairns

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Alun Cairns (show only their votes) 13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 1 vote out of 811, 0.1% 811 votes out of 1002, 80.9%
Alun Cairns (show only their votes) 9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 1 vote out of 412, 0.2% 412 votes out of 463, 89.0%
Alun Cairns (show only their votes) 8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 381, 0.0% 381 votes out of 467, 81.6%
Alun Cairns (show only their votes) 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 7 votes out of 959, 0.7% 959 votes out of 1239, 77.4%
John Smith (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 10 votes out of 549, 1.8% 549 votes out of 1288, 42.6%
John Smith (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 740, 0.4% 740 votes out of 1246, 59.4%
John Smith (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 3 votes out of 894, 0.3% 894 votes out of 1273, 70.2%

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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 Alun Cairns MP
HouseDateSubjectAlun CairnsCon VoteRôle
Commons18 Oct 2022Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityaye Rebel
Votes by Alun Cairns MP
HouseDateSubjectAlun CairnsCon VoteRôle
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement bothno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2018Temporary Standing Order — European Statutory Instruments Committee — Membership — At Least Seven Women and At Least Seven Men Majorityno Rebel
Votes by Alun Cairns MP
HouseDateSubjectAlun CairnsCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Alun Cairns MP
HouseDateSubjectAlun CairnsCon VoteRôle
Commons2 Feb 2015Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 — Increasing HGV Speed Limits tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jan 2015Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 9 — Moratorium on Onshore Unconventional Petroleum — Review Impacts of Exploitation tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2015Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 2 — Shale Gas Extraction in Scotland — Devolution of Regulation to Scottish Parliament tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2015Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 1 — Environmental Permits for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities tellnono Teller
Commons23 Jan 2015Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Votes by John Smith MP
HouseDateSubjectJohn SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2006Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Feb 2006Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2005Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2005Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Votes by John Smith MP
HouseDateSubjectJohn SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Votes by John Smith MP
HouseDateSubjectJohn SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Nov 2000Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno 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.

AgreementPolicy
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
16% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
35% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
93% Asylum System - More strict
84% 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 Public Sector Redundancy Payments
76% Closed Material Proceedure
78% Coalition Programme for Government - For
75% Cull Badgers
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
84% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
90% Employee Shareholder Status
56% Employment rights
85% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
16% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
93% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
34% European Union Integration - For
85% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
49% Fixed Term Parliaments
12% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
18% Further devolution to Scotland
10% Further devolution to Wales
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
17% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
85% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
27% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
53% Homosexuality - Equal rights
94% HS2 - In Favour
31% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
25% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
82% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
92% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
47% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
31% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
96% Mass Retention of Communications Data
59% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
26% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
37% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
21% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92% Police and Crime Commissioners
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
85% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
31% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
84% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
86% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
71% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
71% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
25% 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% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
16% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
13% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
58% Same Sex Marriage - for
92% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
25% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
25% Stop climate change
29% Support current and former armed service members
69% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
87% Tougher on illegal immigration
87% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% 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
43% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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