Voting Record — Gerald Howarth MP, Aldershot (10293)

Gerald Howarth

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	4 votes out of 369, 1.1%	369 votes out of 467, 79.0%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	23 votes out of 799, 2.9%	799 votes out of 1239, 64.5%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	7 votes out of 701, 1.0%	701 votes out of 1288, 54.4%	1 time
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	8 votes out of 803, 1.0%	803 votes out of 1246, 64.4%	8 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	11 votes out of 830, 1.3%	830 votes out of 1273, 65.2%	19 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	Gerald Howarth	Con Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons	9 Mar 2016	Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2015	Prum Convention — Data Sharing with Certain European Countries to Combat Crime and Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
30 Nov 2015	Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Government Influence in Referendum Campaign	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Schedule 1 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Gerald Howarth	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 2 — New Election as A Result of Conviction of an MP for An Offence Committed Before Their Election or Before Recall Bill Coming Into Force	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2014	Opposition Day — Rejoining of 35 European Union Justice and Home Affairs Measures	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Sep 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Second Reading — 0.7% of National Income on International Aid	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Sep 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Motion to Conclude Debate and Move to Vote	minority	aye	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 — Prohibition on Purchasing Tobacco for a Child and Regulation of Tobacco Products	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	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — (Carry-over)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
17 May 2010	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Defence),
House	Date	Subject	Gerald Howarth	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Election of Committee Chairs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2008	Deferred Divisions — Church of England Marriage Measure	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development	both	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2007	The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2006	Deferred Division — Conventions (Joint Committee)	minority	aye	Rebel
9 May 2006	Stopped being Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
19 Dec 2005	Became Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee
House	Date	Subject	Gerald Howarth	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 May 2004	Visitor Facilities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Points of Order	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
17 Nov 2003	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
23 Jul 2002	Became Shadow Minister (Defence),
Commons	19 Dec 2001	Treason Felony, Act of Settlement and Parliamentary Oath	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2001	Facilities of the House	tellno	no	Teller
16 Jul 2001	Became Member, Defence Committee
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Deferred Divisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Programming of Bills	tellno	no	Teller
House	Date	Subject	Gerald Howarth	Con Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Short title, commencement and extent	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Vote on Account 2001-02	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting With Dogs: Prohibition	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2001	Capital Allowances Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2001	Electoral Commission	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Broadcasting	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Animals	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Family Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Family Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Family Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Family Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Family Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Deregulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Nov 2000	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2000	Parliamentary Oath (Amendment)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 1999	Delegated Legislation - International Immunities and Privileges	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 1999	Referendums Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	3 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Constitutional Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts	tellno	no	Teller
16 Jul 1997	Became Member, Home Affairs 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
88%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
97%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
25%	Assisted Dying
59%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
1%	Ban fox hunting
28%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
72%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
76%	Closed Material Proceedure
78%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
3%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
88%	Cull Badgers
32%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
42%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
29%	Easier access to abortion
80%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
50%	Environmental water quality
95%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
23%	European Union Integration - For
75%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
71%	Fixed Term Parliaments
6%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
1%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
24%	Fully Elected House of Lords
14%	Further devolution to Scotland
19%	Further devolution to Wales
43%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
86%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
20%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
87%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
60%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
12%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
22%	Human Rights and Equality
8%	Identity cards - For introduction
83%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
20%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
67%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
78%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
92%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
98%	Increase the state pension age
79%	Increase VAT
8%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
84%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
17%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
16%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
14%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
63%	Localise Council Tax Support
59%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
19%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
66%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
48%	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
25%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More funds for social care
28%	More powers for local councils
35%	No detention without charge or trial
7%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57%	Nuclear power - For
40%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
69%	Police and Crime Commissioners
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	Post office closures - against
50%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
79%	Promote Occupational Pensions
6%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
95%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
93%	Reduce capital gains tax
83%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
90%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
83%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
85%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
71%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
58%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
60%	Register of Lobbyists
1%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
15%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
69%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
63%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
76%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
8%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
57%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
4%	Same Sex Marriage - for
88%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
16%	Smoking ban - In favour
32%	State control of bus services
38%	Stop climate change
22%	Support current and former armed service members
48%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
95%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
71%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
23%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
43%	University Tuition Fees - For
82%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Gerald Howarth MP, Aldershot (10293)

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