Voting Record — Chris Skidmore MP, Kingswood (24713)

Chris Skidmore is currently Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care), and Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,

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
9 Jun 2017	still in office	Con	7 votes out of 436, 1.6%	436 votes out of 463, 94.2%	0 times
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	10 votes out of 1066, 0.9%	1066 votes out of 1239, 86.0%	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 Skidmore	Con Vote	Rôle
24 Jul 2019	Became Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),
24 Jul 2019	Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Universities and Scienc,
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019	Majority	aye	Rebel
5 Dec 2018	Became Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Universities and Scienc,
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2018	Abortion Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
8 Jan 2018	Became Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
8 Jan 2018	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office),
House	Date	Subject	Chris Skidmore	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jul 2016	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office),
House	Date	Subject	Chris Skidmore	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
18 Mar 2014	Stopped being Member, Education Committee
17 Jun 2013	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
5 Nov 2012	Became Member, Education Committee
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Health and Social Care 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.

Agreement	Policy
13%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
12%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Redundancy Payments
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
89%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
84%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
85%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
19%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
35%	European Union - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
83%	Fixed Term Parliaments
18%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
55%	Fully Elected House of Lords
27%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
12%	Further devolution to Wales
17%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
85%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
35%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
42%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
95%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
92%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	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
53%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
81%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
96%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
67%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
37%	More powers for local councils
0%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
18%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
38%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
31%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
72%	Reduce capital gains tax
100%	Reduce central funding for local government
97%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
90%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
96%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70%	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
55%	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%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
90%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
15%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
14%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	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
24%	Stop climate change
0%	Stronger Military Covenant
65%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Tougher on illegal immigration
95%	Trade Union Regulation
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
10%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

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Voting Record — Chris Skidmore MP, Kingswood (24713)

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