Voting Record — David Willetts MP, Havant (10637)

David Willetts

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
House of Lords	23 Nov 2015	still in office	Con	33 votes out of 547, 6.0%	547 votes out of 934, 58.6%	0 times
Havant	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	5 votes out of 733, 0.7%	733 votes out of 1239, 59.2%	0 times
Havant	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	10 votes out of 674, 1.5%	674 votes out of 1288, 52.3%	0 times
Havant	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	5 votes out of 696, 0.7%	696 votes out of 1246, 55.9%	0 times
Havant	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	0 votes out of 672, 0.0%	672 votes out of 1273, 52.8%	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	Lord Willetts	Con Vote	Rôle
Lords	7 Dec 2022	Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill - Report — Amendment 22	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	6 Apr 2022	Elections Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 8	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	16 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170	minority	no	Rebel
24 Nov 2021	Stopped being Member, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
Lords	12 Oct 2021	Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 33	aye	no	Rebel
Lords	12 Oct 2021	Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 31	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	12 Oct 2021	Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 29	Majority	no	Rebel
15 Oct 2020	Became Member, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2E)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2D)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion (2K)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Sep 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	17 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill - Report — Amendment 3	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	4 Apr 2019	Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders — Motion	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	13 Mar 2019	Trade Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 34	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	13 Mar 2019	Trade Bill - Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 22	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	6 Mar 2019	Trade Bill - Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	18 Jun 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	2 May 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (5th Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (4th Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	23 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (2nd Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	18 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	18 Apr 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (1st Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
Lords	13 Mar 2017	Higher Education and Research Bill - Report (3rd Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	David Willetts	Con Vote	Rôle
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being Minister of State (Universities and Science),
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
12 May 2010	Became Minister of State (Universities and Science),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Education),
House	Date	Subject	David Willetts	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
3 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Minister (Education),
3 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
8 Dec 2005	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
8 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry),
10 May 2005	Became Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry),
10 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
House	Date	Subject	David Willetts	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Oct 2004	EU Justice and Home Affairs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
18 Sep 2001	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
18 Sep 2001	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
House	Date	Subject	David Willetts	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
15 Jun 1999	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
15 Jun 1999	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
2 Jun 1998	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Education,
15 Dec 1996	Stopped being Paymaster General (HM Treasury),
15 Dec 1996	Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office),
20 Jul 1996	Became Paymaster General (HM Treasury),
28 Nov 1995	Became Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office),
28 Nov 1995	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
8 Jul 1995	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
7 Jul 1995	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
20 Jul 1994	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
6 Dec 1993	Stopped being Member, Social Security Committee
27 Apr 1992	Became Member, Social Security Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
51%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
84%	Academy Schools - for
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
57%	Asylum System - More strict
13%	Ban fox hunting
20%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
76%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
83%	Closed Material Proceedure
78%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
22%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Easier access to abortion
60%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
18%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
45%	European Union Integration - For
68%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
83%	Fixed Term Parliaments
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
13%	Fox hunting - Ban
61%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
67%	Fully Elected House of Lords
21%	Further devolution to Scotland
30%	Further devolution to Wales
43%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
21%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
67%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
79%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
50%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
80%	HS2 - In Favour
39%	Human Rights and Equality
17%	Identity cards - For introduction
20%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
94%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
92%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
77%	Increase the state pension age
91%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
81%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
18%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
60%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
40%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
84%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
93%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
11%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
42%	More powers for local councils
35%	No detention without charge or trial
25%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57%	Nuclear power - For
49%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
3%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
97%	Post office closures - against
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
78%	Promote Occupational Pensions
13%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17%	Reduce capital gains tax
63%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
76%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
88%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
93%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
71%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
62%	Register of Lobbyists
34%	Regulate letting agent fees
33%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
45%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
73%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
89%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50%	Right to strike
78%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
89%	Same Sex Marriage - for
89%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
58%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	State control of bus services
51%	Stop climate change
6%	Support current and former armed service members
69%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
40%	University Tuition Fees - For
96%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
20%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — David Willetts MP, Havant (10637)

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