Voting Record — Danny Alexander MP, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (11995)

Danny Alexander

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 LDem 3 votes out of 505, 0.6% 505 votes out of 1239, 40.8% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 11 votes out of 830, 1.3% 830 votes out of 1288, 64.4% 8 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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HouseDateSubjectDanny AlexanderLDem VoteRôle
8 May 2015Stopped being The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
Commons18 Nov 2014Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — New Clause 2 — Pubs Code: Market Rent Only Option for Tenants of Large Pub-Owning Businesses minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills Majorityaye Rebel
29 Jun 2010Became The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
29 May 2010Stopped being The Secretary of State for Scotland,
12 May 2010Became The Secretary of State for Scotland,
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister without Portfolio,
HouseDateSubjectDanny AlexanderLDem VoteRôle
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
1 Jul 2008Became Shadow Minister without Portfolio,
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2008Deferred Division — Local government Majorityunknown Unknown
28 Jan 2008Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
6 Jan 2008Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
13 Jul 2007Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
13 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
Commons28 Mar 2007Communications Allowance — establishment Majorityno Rebel
23 Jan 2007Became Shadow Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
23 Jan 2007Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),
23 Jan 2007Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings Majorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 2 — Regulation by Secretary of State of noise and vibration from aircraft tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Aerodrome charges: noise and emissions tellnono Teller
Commons9 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 37 — Increase of penalties for failure to comply with traffic lights at level crossings tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "15" — Sub-delegated legislative functions tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "14" — Veto by specified number of MPs tellayeaye Teller
30 Jan 2006Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
Commons29 Jun 2005Climate Change (G8 Summit) tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Jun 2005NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care tellayeaye Teller
10 May 2005Became Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions),

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
17% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84% Academy Schools - for
23% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67% Apprenticeships
1% Asylum System - More strict
27% Bankers' Bonus Tax
8% Business and community control of schools: For
80% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
84% Closed Material Proceedure
84% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
11% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% Employee Shareholder Status
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
49% Energy Prices - More Affordable
82% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
60% European Union Integration - For
51% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
71% Fixed Term Parliaments
89% Fully Elected House of Lords
33% Further devolution to Scotland
35% Further devolution to Wales
35% Gambling - Against permissiveness
86% GP Commissioning in the NHS
29% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
81% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
93% Higher taxes on banks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
87% Homosexuality - Equal rights
80% HS2 - In Favour
56% Human Rights and Equality
0% Identity cards - For introduction
40% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
94% Increase Air Passenger Duty
100% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
85% Increase VAT
100% Inheritance Tax
95% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
28% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
6% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
14% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
63% Localise Council Tax Support
62% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
60% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
93% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
44% Minimum Wage
29% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
37% More powers for local councils
38% No detention without charge or trial
33% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
14% Nuclear power - For
55% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
84% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
25% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
82% Privatise Royal Mail
69% Promote Occupational Pensions
38% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Public Ownership of Railways
38% Rail Fares - Lower
17% Reduce capital gains tax
63% Reduce central funding for local government
76% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
94% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
42% Reducing the number of MPs - for
88% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
39% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
96% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
62% Register of Lobbyists
34% Regulate letting agent fees
17% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
33% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
64% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
69% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
62% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50% Right to strike
89% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
81% Same Sex Marriage - for
62% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
81% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
54% Stop climate change
22% Support current and former armed service members
56% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
21% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50% Trade Unions - Restrict
61% Transparency of Parliament
17% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
79% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
38% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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