Voting Record — Brandon Lewis MP, Great Yarmouth (24879)

Brandon Lewis

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 2 votes out of 774, 0.3% 774 votes out of 1002, 77.2% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 3 votes out of 395, 0.8% 395 votes out of 463, 85.3% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 416, 0.0% 416 votes out of 467, 89.1% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 11 votes out of 1062, 1.0% 1062 votes out of 1239, 85.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectBrandon LewisCon VoteRôle
25 Oct 2022Stopped being The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
6 Sep 2022Became The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
7 Jul 2022Stopped being The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
Commons30 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Permitted Locations for Abortion Treatment Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Majorityno Rebel
13 Feb 2020Became The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
13 Feb 2020Stopped being The Minister of State, Home Department,
HouseDateSubjectBrandon LewisCon VoteRôle
24 Jul 2019Became The Minister of State, Home Department,
24 Jul 2019Stopped being Party Chair, Conservative Party,
24 Jul 2019Stopped being Minister without Portfolio ,
Commons19 Mar 2019Foreign Affairs Committee — Membership Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2018Temporary Standing Order — European Statutory Instruments Committee — Membership — At Least Seven Women and At Least Seven Men Majorityno Rebel
9 Jan 2018Became Minister without Portfolio ,
8 Jan 2018Became Party Chair, Conservative Party,
8 Jan 2018Stopped being The Minister for Immigration,
11 Jun 2017Became The Minister for Immigration,
11 Jun 2017Stopped being Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing and the Fire Service),
HouseDateSubjectBrandon LewisCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
15 Jul 2016Became Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing and the Fire Service),
15 Jul 2016Stopped being Minister of State (Communities and Local Government),
HouseDateSubjectBrandon LewisCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
15 Jul 2014Became Minister of State (Communities and Local Government),
15 Jul 2014Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government,
18 Nov 2013Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
3 Dec 2012Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
29 Oct 2012Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
6 Sep 2012Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government,
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2012Labelling of Halal and Kosher Meat Majorityaye Rebel
29 Nov 2010Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
26 Jul 2010Became Member, Regulatory Reform 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
29% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
16% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
8% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
65% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
96% 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
92% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Closed Material Proceedure
87% Coalition Programme for Government - For
75% Cull Badgers
25% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
83% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
100% Employee Shareholder Status
48% Employment rights
99% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
28% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
33% European Union Integration - For
96% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
63% Fixed Term Parliaments
13% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
28% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
12% Further devolution to Scotland
17% Further devolution to Wales
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
10% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
93% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
41% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
69% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% HS2 - In Favour
25% Human Rights and Equality
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50% Incentivise membership of press regulator
95% Increase Air Passenger Duty
82% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
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
58% 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
0% Mansion Tax
77% Mass Retention of Communications Data
55% 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
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
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
77% Nuclear power - For
22% 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
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
92% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
17% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
73% Reduce capital gains tax
90% Reduce central funding for local government
93% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
86% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
79% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
83% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83% Register of Lobbyists
14% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% 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
87% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
13% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
18% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
83% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
63% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
23% Stop climate change
26% Support current and former armed service members
59% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29% Termination of pregnancy - against
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
96% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% 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
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
21% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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