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).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (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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House	Date	Subject	Chris Matheson	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
25 Oct 2022	Stopped being Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee
21 Oct 2022	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
19 Oct 2022	Became Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee
4 Dec 2021	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport),
10 Apr 2020	Became Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport),
10 Apr 2020	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
21 Jan 2020	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
House	Date	Subject	Chris Matheson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership	Majority	aye	Rebel
23 Jul 2018	Stopped being Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
12 Jan 2018	Became Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
House	Date	Subject	Chris Matheson	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	20 Apr 2016	Printing Acts of Parliament on Vellum	Majority	no	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.

Agreement	Policy
7%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
67%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
22%	Asylum System - More strict
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
18%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
94%	Easier access to abortion
52%	Employment rights
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
67%	Further devolution to Scotland
79%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
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
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
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
50%	Increase the state pension age
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%	More restrictive planning laws
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
95%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
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
88%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
36%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
67%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
7%	Termination of pregnancy - against
8%	Trade Unions - Restrict
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

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

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