Voting Record — Andrew Selous MP, South West Bedfordshire (11216)

Andrew Selous is currently Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) and The Second Church Estates Commissioner,

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 4 votes out of 860, 0.5% 860 votes out of 1002, 85.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 1 vote out of 421, 0.2% 421 votes out of 463, 90.9% 1 time
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 414, 0.0% 414 votes out of 467, 88.7% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 12 votes out of 1085, 1.1% 1085 votes out of 1239, 87.6% 1 time
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 16 votes out of 955, 1.7% 955 votes out of 1288, 74.1% 36 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 10 votes out of 896, 1.1% 896 votes out of 1246, 71.9% 45 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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HouseDateSubjectAndrew SelousCon VoteRôle
Commons24 Jun 2020Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2020Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill — New Clause 1 — Funding Counselling, Support and Research — Marriage and Civil Partnerships minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2020Proceedings during the Pandemic minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2020Proceedings During the Pandemic minorityno Rebel
4 Mar 2020Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
10 Jan 2020Became The Second Church Estates Commissioner,
HouseDateSubjectAndrew SelousCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Dec 2018Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation) tellnono Teller
27 Jul 2018Stopped being Member, Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee)
18 Jul 2018Became Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee
17 Apr 2018Became Member, Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee)
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
HouseDateSubjectAndrew SelousCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
31 Oct 2016Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
17 Jul 2016Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice,
17 Jul 2016Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
HouseDateSubjectAndrew SelousCon VoteRôle
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP Majorityno Rebel
4 Nov 2014Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
17 Jul 2014Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
15 Jul 2014Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice,
Commons5 Mar 2014Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom minorityaye Rebel
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 2014Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages 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
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
26 Oct 2010Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
HouseDateSubjectAndrew SelousCon VoteRôle
Commons6 Jan 2010Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House Majorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
8 Nov 2006Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
8 Nov 2006Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons6 Nov 2006Delegated Legislation — Clause 16 — Retro-reflective markings tellnono Teller
Commons6 Nov 2006Delegated Legislation — Clause 16 — Retro-reflective markings tellnono Teller
Commons26 Oct 2006European Union — A Citizens' Agenda tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 77 — Documents to be incorporated in or accompany copies of articles issued by company tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 521 — Offences in connection with auditor's report tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 1241 — Power to require information about exercise of voting rights tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2006European Documents — Preliminary Draft Budget tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jul 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 10 — Scheme members tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jul 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 8 — Legal advice etc. tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 6 — Suspension of limitation period tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jun 2006Company Law Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Restrictions on Special School Closures — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "2" — Report on Operation of Act tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Apr 2006Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — Clause 19 — Department with policing and justice functions tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Mar 2006Terrorism Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Mar 2006Identity Cards Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Timetable tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2006Criminal Defence Service Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Power of Court to grant a representation order tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 92 — Assembly measures tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Jan 2006Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 92 — Assembly measures tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Nov 2005Licensing Act 2003 (S.I. 2005, No. 2091) tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Nov 2005NHS Finance tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Clause 17 — Commission of offences abroad tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Clause 8 — Attendance at a place used for Terrorist Training tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Clause 6(1) — Training for Terrorism tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Oct 2005Emergency Services (Regionalisation) tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Oct 2005Civil Aviation Bill — Clause 2 — Regulation by Secretary of State of Noise and Vibration from Aircraft tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Oct 2005Civil Aviation Bill — New Clause 4 — Commercial Flights Officer tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jul 2005Crossrail Bill [Instruction] tellnono Teller
Commons14 Jul 2005Consumer Credit Bill — New Clause 1 — Data Sharing tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Term Limits for Chairmen of Select Committees Majorityno Rebel
12 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
Commons4 Jul 2005Government Regulation tellnono Teller
Commons4 Jul 2005Government Regulation tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jul 2005Local Taxation tellnono Teller
Commons4 Jul 2005Local Taxation tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 May 2005Loyal Address tellnono Teller
HouseDateSubjectAndrew SelousCon VoteRôle
Commons15 Mar 2005European Union Documents — Creation of a Fundamental Rights Agency tellnono Teller
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — Clause 44 — Private Hire Vehicles in London tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 19 — Amendment of Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 6 — Causing Death by Driving whilst Disqualified tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 1 — Funding of Speed Awareness and Driver Improvement Course tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Mar 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] — [3rd Allotted Day] — New Clause 9 — Disqualification from holding further ministerial office tellnono Teller
Commons22 Feb 2005Drugs Bill — Clause 1 — Aggravated supply of controlled drug tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Feb 2005Drugs Bill (Programme) (No.2) tellnono Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Authorisation for demonstrations in a designated area tellnono Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 6 — Interception of communications tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 6 — Interception of communications tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 2005Child Benefit Bill — New Clause 1 — Regulations made by the Treasury: qualifying courses tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Feb 2005Child Benefit Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Timetable — Third reading tellnono Teller
Commons1 Feb 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 106 — Removal from listed judicial offices tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Feb 2005Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 105 — Removal from most senior judicial offices tellnono Teller
Commons1 Feb 2005Constitutional Reform Bill — Clause 20 — The Location of the Supreme Court tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Jan 2005Railways Bill — New Clause 5 — Rail Efficiency Report tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2005Food Supplements Directive tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2005Food Supplements Directive tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2005Licensing Act 2003 tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill — Clause 1 — School travel schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2004School Transport Bill — Clause 1 — School travel schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2004Pre-Budget Report 2004 tellnono Teller
Commons8 Dec 2004Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons7 Dec 2004Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Timetable tellnono Teller
Commons30 Nov 2004Health and Education tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Nov 2004Civil Contingencies Bill — Acts which could not be amended tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No.2) tellnono Teller
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill — Clause 274 — Financial assistance scheme for members of certain pension schemes tellnono Teller
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill — Removal of compulsion to take annuities tellnono Teller
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill — Removal of compulsion to take annuities tellnono Teller
Commons16 Nov 2004Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 4) tellnono Teller
Commons11 Nov 2004Family Doctor Services tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2004Human Tissue Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons9 Nov 2004Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 5 — Presumption of equal parenting tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 4 — Appeals about information held on databases tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No.2) tellnono Teller
Commons20 Oct 2004Clause 1 — Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces tellnono Teller
Commons20 Oct 2004Clause 1 — Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces tellayeaye Teller
20 Oct 2004Stopped being PPS To Shadow Foreign Secretary, International Affairs
Commons19 Oct 2004New Clause 1 — Amendment of Companies Act 1985: limit on auditor's liability (No.1) — Clause 23 — Power to enter and remain on premises tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2004New Clause 1 — Amendment of Companies Act 1985: limit on auditor's liability (No.1) — Clause 21 — Power to require documents and information tellayeaye Teller
15 Jun 2004Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons25 May 2004Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion tellayeaye Teller
10 May 2004Became PPS To Shadow Foreign Secretary, International Affairs
Commons23 Feb 2004Gender Recognition Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2003Specialist Schools (Selection by Aptitude) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28) tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2002Identity Card minorityno Rebel
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee

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
88% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
81% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
13% Ban fox hunting
8% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
76% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
92% Closed Material Proceedure
90% Coalition Programme for Government - For
3% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
82% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
100% Employee Shareholder Status
48% Employment rights
100% 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.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
28% European Union Integration - For
96% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
63% Fixed Term Parliaments
15% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
13% Fox hunting - Ban
62% Fully Elected House of Lords
18% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10% Further devolution to Scotland
13% Further devolution to Wales
42% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
12% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
86% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
38% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
22% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% HS2 - In Favour
24% Human Rights and Equality
16% Identity cards - For introduction
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
85% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
93% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
85% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% 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
57% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
69% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
84% Mass Retention of Communications Data
64% 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
15% Minimum Wage
1% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
30% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
35% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
68% Nuclear power - For
25% 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
24% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
99% Privatise Royal Mail
65% Promote Occupational Pensions
15% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
85% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
91% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
91% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
89% 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
100% 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
91% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
83% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% 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
36% Right to strike
18% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
42% Same Sex Marriage - for
97% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Sell England's Public Forests
77% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
26% Stop climate change
24% Support current and former armed service members
63% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
76% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
89% Tougher on illegal immigration
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
92% 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
48% University Tuition Fees - For
95% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
7% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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