Voting Record — Elizabeth Truss MP, South West Norfolk (24941)

Elizabeth Truss

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 4 votes out of 409, 1.0% 409 votes out of 1002, 40.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 1 vote out of 393, 0.3% 393 votes out of 463, 84.9% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 343, 0.0% 343 votes out of 467, 73.4% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 12 votes out of 934, 1.3% 934 votes out of 1239, 75.4% 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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HouseDateSubjectElizabeth TrussCon VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2023Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
25 Oct 2022Stopped being The Prime Minister,
24 Oct 2022Stopped being Leader of the Conservative Party,
6 Sep 2022Became The Prime Minister,
6 Sep 2022Stopped being Minister for Women and Equalities,
6 Sep 2022Stopped being Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,
5 Sep 2022Became Leader of the Conservative Party,
15 Sep 2021Became Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,
15 Sep 2021Stopped being The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade,
HouseDateSubjectElizabeth TrussCon VoteRôle
10 Sep 2019Became Minister for Women and Equalities,
24 Jul 2019Became The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade,
24 Jul 2019Stopped being The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health Majorityno Rebel
11 Jun 2017Became The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
11 Jun 2017Stopped being The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
HouseDateSubjectElizabeth TrussCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
14 Jul 2016Became The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
14 Jul 2016Stopped being The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
HouseDateSubjectElizabeth TrussCon VoteRôle
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
15 Jul 2014Became The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
15 Jul 2014Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education,
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading Majorityno Rebel
5 Nov 2012Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
6 Sep 2012Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education,
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays Majorityaye Rebel
29 Nov 2010Became Member, Justice Committee
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel

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
36% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
9% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
67% Asylum System - More strict
84% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
8% Bankers' Bonus Tax
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100% Business and community control of schools: For
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
84% Closed Material Proceedure
84% Coalition Programme for Government - For
75% Cull Badgers
25% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
81% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
70% Employee Shareholder Status
58% Employment rights
85% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
35% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
35% European Union Integration - For
92% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
56% Fixed Term Parliaments
11% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
22% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
18% Further devolution to Scotland
22% Further devolution to Wales
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
94% GP Commissioning in the NHS
17% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
85% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
44% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
92% Homosexuality - Equal rights
72% HS2 - In Favour
43% Human Rights and Equality
83% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
89% Increase Air Passenger Duty
79% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
86% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
54% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
90% Mass Retention of Communications Data
56% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
21% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
25% More funds for social care
37% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
55% Nuclear power - For
22% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84% Police and Crime Commissioners
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
77% Promote Occupational Pensions
40% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
69% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
34% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
90% Reduce central funding for local government
88% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
84% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
79% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
69% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83% Register of Lobbyists
14% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
63% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
78% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
14% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
16% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
96% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
25% Smoking ban - In favour
1% State control of bus services
27% Stop climate change
29% Support current and former armed service members
59% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
36% Termination of pregnancy - against
74% Tougher on illegal immigration
75% Trade Unions - Restrict
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
33% Voting age - Reduce to 16
14% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
29% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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