Voting Record — Andrew Robathan MP, South Leicestershire (10503)

Andrew Robathan is currently Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
House of Lords 9 Nov 2015 still in office Con 15 votes out of 768, 2.0% 768 votes out of 903, 85.0% 12 times
South Leicestershire 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 9 votes out of 861, 1.0% 861 votes out of 1239, 69.5% 1 time
Blaby 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 6 votes out of 934, 0.6% 934 votes out of 1288, 72.5% 4 times
Blaby 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 15 votes out of 884, 1.7% 884 votes out of 1246, 70.9% 3 times
Blaby 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 3 votes out of 756, 0.4% 756 votes out of 1273, 59.4% 7 times

External Links

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).

See also all votes... attended | possible

HouseDateSubjectLord RobathanCon VoteRôle
Lords12 Sep 2023Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill - Committee — Amendment 5 tellayeaye Teller
31 Jan 2023Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Lords21 Jun 2022Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
19 Jan 2022Stopped being Member, International Agreements Committee
Lords15 Dec 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Dec 2021Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] - Report (Continued) — Amendment 27 minorityno Rebel
Lords20 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree — Motion minorityaye Rebel
Lords20 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords6 Jul 2021Conduct - Motion to Agree minorityaye Rebel
Lords28 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords28 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords1 Dec 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords4 Nov 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
Lords28 Sep 2020Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions - Motion of Regret minorityno Rebel
Lords15 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityaye Rebel
Lords15 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion minorityno Rebel
23 Apr 2020Became Member, International Agreements Committee
23 Apr 2020Stopped being Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
Lords8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - Committee — Amendment 7 tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion tellayeaye Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellayeaye Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellnono Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellayeaye Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellnono Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellayeaye Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellnono Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellayeaye Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellnono Teller
Lords4 Apr 2019Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion tellayeaye Teller
5 Jun 2018Became Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
Lords11 Oct 2017Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill — Clause 1 — Part Time Service in the Armed Forces and Breaks from Full-Time Service minorityno Rebel
29 Feb 2016Stopped being Member, Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee
28 Jan 2016Became Member, Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee
HouseDateSubjectAndrew RobathanCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Feb 2015Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 2 — New Election as A Result of Conviction of an MP for An Offence Committed Before Their Election or Before Recall Bill Coming Into Force minorityaye Rebel
3 Nov 2014Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
3 Nov 2014Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP tellnono Teller
15 Jul 2014Stopped being The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
Commons5 Mar 2014Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
7 Oct 2013Became The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
7 Oct 2013Stopped being The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence,
6 Sep 2012Became The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence,
6 Sep 2012Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
Commons9 Sep 2011Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill — Third Reading — Impact of Bills on Each Part of the United Kingdom Majorityaye Rebel
8 Mar 2011Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 Jan 2011Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 May 2010Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
6 May 2010Stopped being Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons),
HouseDateSubjectAndrew RobathanCon VoteRôle
Commons24 Feb 2010European Union Documents — Alternative Investment Fund Managers tellnono Teller
Commons6 Jan 2010Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House Majorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jun 2009Prayers minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2009Bill Presented — Palliative Care Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Apr 2009Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure minorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2007Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons29 Jun 2007Prayers minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places once Reform has taken place — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2006Dentistry tellayeaye Teller
14 Dec 2005Became Member, Administration Committee
10 Dec 2005Became Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons),
10 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Defence),
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectAndrew RobathanCon VoteRôle
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
8 Nov 2004Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
Commons3 Nov 2004Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp bothaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill tellnono Teller
1 Jul 2004Became Shadow Minister (Defence),
Commons22 Apr 2004Points of Order minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2004Gender Recognition Bill tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons11 Feb 2004Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
8 Dec 2003Became Member, International Development Committee
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
30 Oct 2003Stopped being Shadow Minister (International Development),
1 Jun 2003Became Shadow Minister (International Development),
1 Jun 2003Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
19 Nov 2002Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
1 Jun 2002Became Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry),
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1) minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jul 2001International Development minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2001Deferred Divisions — Education — Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2001Deferred Divisions — Education — Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectAndrew RobathanCon VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Deregulation minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2000Northern Ireland Bill - Ending suspension tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 1999House of Lords Bill — Exceptions from the rule that hereditary peers should be abolished minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jun 1999Animal Welfare (Prohibition of Imports) tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 May 1999Sex Education in Schools tellnono Teller
Commons10 Feb 1999Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts tellnono Teller
Commons2 Sep 1998Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill) minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Mar 1998School Standards and Framework Bill — Abolition of corporal punishment in schools tellnono Teller
14 Jul 1997Became Member, International Development 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.

AgreementPolicy
79% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Academy Schools - for
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
33% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
57% Asylum System - More strict
0% Ban fox hunting
15% Bankers' Bonus Tax
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Closed Material Proceedure
81% Coalition Programme for Government - For
3% Control Orders
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
44% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
90% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
12% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
44% European Union Integration - For
84% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83% Fixed Term Parliaments
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
92% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
44% Fully Elected House of Lords
20% Further devolution to Scotland
40% Further devolution to Wales
48% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
73% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
86% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
13% Homosexuality - Equal rights
100% HS2 - In Favour
33% Human Rights and Equality
11% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
89% Increase Air Passenger Duty
86% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
94% Increase VAT
50% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
19% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
49% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
29% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
59% Mass Retention of Communications Data
74% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
11% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
38% More powers for local councils
39% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57% Nuclear power - For
49% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
17% Pension auto-enrolment - For
92% Police and Crime Commissioners
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
69% Privatise Royal Mail
69% Promote Occupational Pensions
13% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
42% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0% Public Ownership of Railways
12% Rail Fares - Lower
84% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
2% Reduce capital gains tax
88% Reduce central funding for local government
82% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
93% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
71% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
60% Register of Lobbyists
31% Regulate letting agent fees
33% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
31% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
86% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
89% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42% Right to strike
56% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
31% Same Sex Marriage - for
92% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
16% Smoking ban - In favour
0% State control of bus services
57% Stop climate change
6% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
92% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
90% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93% University education fees - Should be free
40% University Tuition Fees - For
93% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
20% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-2015, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
No results found

About the Project

The Public Whip is a not-for-profit, open source website created in 2003 by Francis Irving and Julian Todd and now run by Bairwell Ltd.

The Whip on the Web

Help keep PublicWhip alive