Voting Record — Gordon Henderson MP, Sittingbourne and Sheppey (24828)

Gordon Henderson

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
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	5 votes out of 904, 0.6%	904 votes out of 1069, 84.6%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	10 votes out of 427, 2.3%	427 votes out of 463, 92.2%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	3 votes out of 416, 0.7%	416 votes out of 467, 89.1%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	41 votes out of 1018, 4.0%	1018 votes out of 1239, 82.2%	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	Gordon Henderson	Con Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
21 Nov 2023	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	16 Jan 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill	both	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2022	Finance Bill — Clause 5 - Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2026 and 2027-28	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2022	Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 78 — Storm Overflows — Sewage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2020	Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2020	Agriculture Bill — New Clause 2 — International trade Agreements: Agricultural and Food Products — Compliance with UK and Word Trade Organisation Standards	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Gordon Henderson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — New Clause 4 — Amendability of Motions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) Act — Withdrawal Agreement — Right for the UK to Unilaterally Terminate the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Gordon Henderson	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Mar 2016	Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2016	Opposition Day — Transitional State Pension Arrangements for Women	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Gordon Henderson	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2014	Opposition Day — Rejoining of 35 European Union Justice and Home Affairs Measures	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Sep 2014	UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq	minority	aye	Rebel
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	18 Jun 2014	European Union Recommended Revaluation of Properties for Council Tax Purposes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2014	Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 13 — Labelling of Halal and Kosher Meat	both	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2014	Disenfranchisement of All Residents of Scotland In Event of Scottish Referendum In Favour of Independence	minority	no	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	13 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	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	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	29 Aug 2013	Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2013	Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 — Harmonisation of Regulatory Framework	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2013	Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — Clause 1 — Transparancy of Political Donations — Start Date	both	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jun 2012	European Union Review of UK Economic Policy — Government approach to deficit reduction, growth and EU sanctions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jun 2012	Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012 — Mechinism For Review of Indefinite Notification Requirements	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 6 — Extending VAT to Static Holiday Caravans	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — VAT on Hot Baked Goods — (Pasty Tax)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2012	Business of the House — Hold Westminister Hall Debate Session in Lieu of One Cancelled for Visit by Monarch	both	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs — Exemptions from Benefit Reductions Due to Excess Bedrooms	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2011	Public Bodies Bill — Schedule 1 — Power to Modify or Transfer Functions of Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroner, and their Medical Advisers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Sep 2011	Energy Bill — Clause 42 — Energy Efficiency Requirement for Landlords of Private Rental Properties	both	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	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	13 May 2011	Regulatory Authorities (Level of Charges) Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2011	Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2011	Establishment of the European Stability 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	both	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2010	European Union Economic Governance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2010	Equitable Life (Payments) Bill — Clause 1 — Payments	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Draft EU Budget 2011	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	both	aye	Rebel
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, Regulatory Reform 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
64%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
78%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
96%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
4%	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
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
87%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
85%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
93%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
31%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
16%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
40%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
20%	European Union Integration - For
74%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
49%	Fixed Term Parliaments
3%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
25%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
8%	Further devolution to Scotland
10%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
12%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
93%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
42%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
89%	HS2 - In Favour
21%	Human Rights and Equality
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
17%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
84%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
94%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100%	Localise Council Tax Support
61%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
58%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
59%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
25%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
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
100%	Nuclear power - For
20%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92%	Police and Crime Commissioners
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
17%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
24%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
90%	Reduce central funding for local government
20%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
86%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
89%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
84%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83%	Register of Lobbyists
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
25%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
82%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
87%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
8%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
14%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
42%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
13%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
22%	Stop climate change
23%	Support current and former armed service members
59%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
64%	Termination of pregnancy - against
91%	Tougher on illegal immigration
96%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
56%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
29%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Gordon Henderson MP, Sittingbourne and Sheppey (24828)

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