Voting Record — Chris Matheson MP, City of Chester (25411)

Chris Matheson

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 21 Oct 2022 Lab 0 votes out of 360, 0.0% 360 votes out of 617, 58.3% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 1 vote out of 386, 0.3% 386 votes out of 463, 83.4% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 1 vote out of 348, 0.3% 348 votes out of 467, 74.5% 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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HouseDateSubjectChris MathesonLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
25 Oct 2022Stopped being Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee
21 Oct 2022Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
19 Oct 2022Became Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee
4 Dec 2021Stopped being Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport),
10 Apr 2020Became Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport),
10 Apr 2020Stopped being Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
21 Jan 2020Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
HouseDateSubjectChris MathesonLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership Majorityaye Rebel
23 Jul 2018Stopped being Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
12 Jan 2018Became Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HouseDateSubjectChris MathesonLab VoteRôle
Commons20 Apr 2016Printing Acts of Parliament on Vellum Majorityno 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
7% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
90% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
22% Asylum System - More strict
16% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18% Delegate more powers to government ministers
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
52% Employment rights
21% Encourage and incentivise saving
43% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
20% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76% European Union Integration - For
0% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
50% Fixed Term Parliaments
62% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
73% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
67% Further devolution to Scotland
79% Further devolution to Wales
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
75% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
73% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
63% HS2 - In Favour
93% Human Rights and Equality
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
41% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
56% Increase VAT
80% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
50% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mass Retention of Communications Data
58% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
77% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
85% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
69% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
33% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
31% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Reduce capital gains tax
16% Reduce central funding for local government
22% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33% Reducing the number of MPs - for
69% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Regulate letting agent fees
0% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
36% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
8% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
25% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
67% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
81% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
98% State control of bus services
84% Stop climate change
65% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7% Termination of pregnancy - against
22% Tougher on illegal immigration
8% Trade Unions - Restrict
63% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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