Voting Record — Alok Sharma MP, Reading West (24902)

Alok Sharma

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
House of Lords	20 Aug 2024	still in office	Con	0 votes out of 0	0 votes out of 1, 0.0%	0 times
Reading West	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	0 votes out of 609, 0.0%	609 votes out of 1069, 57.0%	0 times
Reading West	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	4 votes out of 429, 0.9%	429 votes out of 463, 92.7%	0 times
Reading West	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 408, 0.0%	408 votes out of 467, 87.4%	0 times
Reading West	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	4 votes out of 997, 0.4%	997 votes out of 1239, 80.5%	0 times

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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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House	Date	Subject	Lord Sharma	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Alok Sharma	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Nov 2022	Stopped being COP26 President (Cabinet Office),
8 Jan 2021	Became COP26 President (Cabinet Office),
8 Jan 2021	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ,
13 Feb 2020	Became The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ,
13 Feb 2020	Stopped being The Secretary of State for International Development,
House	Date	Subject	Alok Sharma	Con Vote	Rôle
24 Jul 2019	Became The Secretary of State for International Development,
24 Jul 2019	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions,
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2018	Temporary Standing Order — European Statutory Instruments Committee — Membership — At Least Seven Women and At Least Seven Men	Majority	no	Rebel
9 Jan 2018	Became The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions,
9 Jan 2018	Stopped being Minister of State (Communities and Local Government),
13 Jun 2017	Became Minister of State (Communities and Local Government),
13 Jun 2017	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
House	Date	Subject	Alok Sharma	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jul 2016	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
House	Date	Subject	Alok Sharma	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
12 Sep 2014	Became Member, Treasury Committee
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
14 Feb 2011	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
43%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
16%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
70%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
65%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
70%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
15%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
92%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
88%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
85%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
79%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
56%	Easier access to abortion
70%	Employee Shareholder Status
50%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
22%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
50%	Environmental water quality
93%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
34%	European Union Integration - For
88%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
63%	Fixed Term Parliaments
20%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
77%	Fully Elected House of Lords
18%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
12%	Further devolution to Scotland
14%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
14%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
94%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
61%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
27%	Human Rights and Equality
36%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
83%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
84%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
84%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
89%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	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
59%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	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%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
36%	More powers for local councils
48%	More restrictive planning laws
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
77%	Nuclear power - For
21%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	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
40%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
20%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
69%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
90%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
87%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
79%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
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
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
77%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
38%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
63%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
82%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25%	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
42%	Right to strike
15%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
75%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
75%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
26%	Stop climate change
14%	Support current and former armed service members
59%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
43%	Termination of pregnancy - against
76%	Tougher on illegal immigration
87%	Trade Unions - Restrict
90%	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
17%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Alok Sharma MP, Reading West (24902)

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