Voting Record — Douglas Carswell MP, Clacton (11621)

Douglas Carswell

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Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Clacton	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	UKIP	0 votes out of 118, 0.0%	118 votes out of 467, 25.3%	0 times
Clacton	10 Oct 2014	30 Mar 2015	UKIP	0 votes out of 43, 0.0%	43 votes out of 135, 31.9%	2 times
Clacton	6 May 2010	29 Aug 2014	Con	61 votes out of 790, 7.7%	790 votes out of 1093, 72.3%	4 times
Harwich	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	21 votes out of 820, 2.6%	820 votes out of 1288, 63.7%	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	Douglas Carswell	UKIP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Douglas Carswell	UKIP Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	tellaye	aye	Teller
House	Date	Subject	Douglas Carswell	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — New Clause 5 — Act To Have Effect Despite European Union Treaties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Third Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Influence of Europe for Citizens Programme on EU Referenda and Elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Limitation of Scope of Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jan 2014	European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Dec 2013	Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	22 Nov 2013	European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU on 23 October 2014	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2013	Draft Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Designation of the UK Green Investment Bank) Order 2013	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Oct 2013	European Union — Civil Aviation Safety — Working Hours Regulations for Crew	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Oct 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Oct 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 27 — Cap on Spending by 3rd Parties in Elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Oct 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 26 — Definition of Controlled Expenditure by Third Parties During Elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Oct 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Timetable motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 27 — Cap on Spending by 3rd Parties in Elections	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Committal to Committee and Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Dec 2012	Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill — Presumption of Charitable Status for Religious Institutions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2012	European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2012	Finance Bill 2012 — Schedule 1 — Income Threshold for Recovery of Child Benefit	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 6 — Extending VAT to Static Holiday Caravans	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Dec 2011	Backbench Business — Ministerial Statements To Be Made to Parliament First	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Oct 2011	European Union Financial Stability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	Draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011,	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2011	Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Transfer of personal allowances between spouses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Apr 2011	European Union — Regulation of Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2011	Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Taxation of the Financial Sector — Financial Transaction Tax — Banking Levy	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2011	European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 — Permitting Beak Trimming of Laying Hens	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill — Clause 1 — Interest Rate to be Charged on United Kingdom Loans to Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill — Programme — Expidte Consideration of the Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2010	European Union Economic Governance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Part 3 — Question for referendum on the system for electing MPs	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	13 Sep 2010	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 2010	European Union External Action Service	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee
House	Date	Subject	Douglas Carswell	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
9 Feb 2009	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
13 Oct 2008	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
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
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	minority	no	Rebel
9 Nov 2007	Became Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee
8 Nov 2007	Stopped being Member, Education & Skills Committee
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Jan 2006	Became Member, Education & Skills Committee
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint 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
46%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
57%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
16%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
93%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
45%	Asylum System - More strict
75%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
16%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
99%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
67%	Closed Material Proceedure
85%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
81%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
24%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
75%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
21%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
66%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
11%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Environmental water quality
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
19%	European Union Integration - For
76%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
60%	Fixed Term Parliaments
11%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
82%	Fully Elected House of Lords
32%	Further devolution to Scotland
31%	Further devolution to Wales
34%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
27%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
74%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
70%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
1%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
75%	HS2 - In Favour
55%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
30%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
50%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
89%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
80%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
80%	Increase VAT
50%	Inheritance Tax
76%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
35%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
71%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
40%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
69%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
67%	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
38%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
50%	More funds for social care
44%	More powers for local councils
38%	No detention without charge or trial
7%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
58%	Nuclear power - For
32%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
17%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
60%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
0%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
69%	Promote Occupational Pensions
75%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
34%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
44%	Reduce capital gains tax
67%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
80%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
75%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
84%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
93%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
93%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
12%	Register of Lobbyists
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
84%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
67%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
38%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
38%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
89%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
88%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
19%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
71%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
19%	Same Sex Marriage - for
78%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
0%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	State control of bus services
45%	Stop climate change
22%	Support current and former armed service members
48%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
71%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
75%	Tougher on illegal immigration
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transparency of Parliament
71%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
99%	University Tuition Fees - For
84%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
33%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
17%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Douglas Carswell MP, Clacton (11621)

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