Voting Record — David Simpson MP, Upper Bann (11892)

David Simpson

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From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	DUP	0 votes out of 395, 0.0%	395 votes out of 463, 85.3%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	DUP	0 votes out of 225, 0.0%	225 votes out of 467, 48.2%	1 time
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	DUP	1 vote out of 578, 0.2%	578 votes out of 1239, 46.7%	2 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	DUP	1 vote out of 504, 0.2%	504 votes out of 1288, 39.1%	4 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	David Simpson	DUP Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
Commons	19 Jun 2019	Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill — The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body — Economic Benefits Across the Nations and Regions	minority	unknown	Unknown
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
14 Jul 2017	Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
14 Jul 2017	Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills),
House	Date	Subject	David Simpson	DUP Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	9 Feb 2016	Opposition Day — EU Referendum Date	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2015	Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Report on Application of Climate Change Levy Tax To Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	8 Sep 2015	Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources	Majority	unknown	Unknown
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
8 May 2015	Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
8 May 2015	Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills),
House	Date	Subject	David Simpson	DUP Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government),
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills),
Commons	4 Nov 2014	Abortion (Sex-Selection) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2014	Opposition Day — Private Rented Sector — Ban on Letting Agent Fees — Default 3 Year Tenancies — Action on Excessive Rent Rises	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2014	Wales Bill — Clause 2 — Allow Someone to Stand As Both Constituency and Regional Candidate in Welsh Assembly Election	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	24 Jun 2014	Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Infrastructure Guarantees in Wales	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	24 Oct 2012	Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Under Occupation Critera — Local Housing Allowance Rates	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Oct 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 14 — Civil Claims In Health and Safety Cases Only On Basis of Negligence	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	22 Nov 2011	Opposition Day — Pensioners and Winter Fuel Payments	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	Majority	unknown	Unknown
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
6 May 2010	Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (International Development),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Education),
House	Date	Subject	David Simpson	DUP Vote	Rôle
9 Nov 2009	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
9 Nov 2009	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
1 Jun 2009	Became Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills),
1 Jun 2009	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Transport),
10 Nov 2008	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
10 Nov 2008	Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Commons	9 Jul 2008	Cost of Living — Supports the Government	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 2008	Deferred Divisions — The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action	Majority	unknown	Unknown
12 Jul 2007	Became Member, Transport Committee
1 Jun 2007	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Transport),
1 Jun 2007	Became Shadow Spokesperson (International Development),
1 Jun 2007	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Education),
1 Jun 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry),
Commons	25 Jul 2006	Orders of the Day — Clause 12 — Extension of categories of permissible donors	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 2006	Northern Ireland Bill — Schedule 1 — The Assembly	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 2006	Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — New Clause 6 — Police Service Northern Ireland 50–50 recruitment policy	tellaye	aye	Teller
25 Oct 2005	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
24 Oct 2005	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
1 Jun 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry),

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
88%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
44%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
78%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
64%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
73%	Asylum System - More strict
50%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
64%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
74%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
67%	Closed Material Proceedure
32%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
77%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
75%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
5%	Easier access to abortion
20%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Employment rights
53%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
66%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Environmental water quality
5%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
20%	European Union Integration - For
44%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
81%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
71%	Fixed Term Parliaments
12%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
38%	Fully Elected House of Lords
27%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
43%	Further devolution to Scotland
41%	Further devolution to Wales
79%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
44%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
83%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
77%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
54%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
28%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
13%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
63%	HS2 - In Favour
45%	Human Rights and Equality
27%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
67%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
26%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
41%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
31%	Increase VAT
50%	Inheritance Tax
40%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
61%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
37%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
79%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100%	Localise Council Tax Support
40%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
60%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
60%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
63%	Mansion Tax
92%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
56%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
48%	Minimum Wage
31%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
50%	More funds for social care
49%	More powers for local councils
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
13%	No detention without charge or trial
43%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
58%	Nuclear power - For
41%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
60%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
39%	Police and Crime Commissioners
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
7%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
21%	Privatise Royal Mail
47%	Promote Occupational Pensions
14%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
47%	Public Ownership of Railways
75%	Rail Fares - Lower
100%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
64%	Reduce capital gains tax
50%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
30%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
31%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
73%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50%	Register of Lobbyists
44%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
34%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
9%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
45%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
87%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
17%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
21%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
59%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
91%	Smoking ban - In favour
32%	State control of bus services
46%	Stop climate change
83%	Support current and former armed service members
50%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
90%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
91%	Tougher on illegal immigration
75%	Trade Unions - Restrict
54%	Transparency of Parliament
79%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
9%	University Tuition Fees - For
80%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
79%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — David Simpson MP, Upper Bann (11892)

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