Voting Record — Grant Shapps MP, Welwyn Hatfield (11917)

Grant Shapps

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	1 vote out of 702, 0.1%	702 votes out of 1069, 65.7%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	3 votes out of 412, 0.7%	412 votes out of 463, 89.0%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	1 vote out of 380, 0.3%	380 votes out of 467, 81.4%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	6 votes out of 846, 0.7%	846 votes out of 1239, 68.3%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	17 votes out of 800, 2.1%	800 votes out of 1288, 62.1%	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	Grant Shapps	Con Vote	Rôle
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Defence,
31 Aug 2023	Became The Secretary of State for Defence,
31 Aug 2023	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero,
7 Feb 2023	Became The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero,
7 Feb 2023	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ,
1 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill Committee
26 Oct 2022	Became Member, Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill Committee
25 Oct 2022	Became The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ,
25 Oct 2022	Stopped being The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
19 Oct 2022	Became The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
6 Sep 2022	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Transport,
Commons	30 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Permitted Locations for Abortion Treatment	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Grant Shapps	Con Vote	Rôle
24 Jul 2019	Became The Secretary of State for Transport,
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	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
House	Date	Subject	Grant Shapps	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Mar 2017	Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill — First Reading — Decriminalisation of Abortion	Majority	no	Rebel
28 Nov 2015	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for International Development,
26 Oct 2015	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
15 Jul 2015	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
8 May 2015	Became The Minister of State, Department for International Development,
8 May 2015	Stopped being Minister without Portfolio ,
House	Date	Subject	Grant Shapps	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	Majority	aye	Rebel
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
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
6 Sep 2012	Became Minister without Portfolio ,
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being The Minister for Housing,
11 Oct 2010	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
13 May 2010	Became The Minister for Housing,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Co-Chair, Conservative Party,
House	Date	Subject	Grant Shapps	Con Vote	Rôle
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
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
20 Dec 2007	Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning),
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
26 Feb 2007	Stopped being Member, Public Administration Committee
Commons	29 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Public Administration Committee
1 Jul 2005	Became Co-Chair, Conservative Party,

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
29%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
82%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
9%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
88%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
84%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
15%	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
76%	Closed Material Proceedure
88%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
80%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
86%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
61%	Easier access to abortion
90%	Employee Shareholder Status
66%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
29%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
29%	European Union Integration - For
92%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
49%	Fixed Term Parliaments
6%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
68%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
71%	Fully Elected House of Lords
23%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
15%	Further devolution to Scotland
23%	Further devolution to Wales
51%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
88%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
14%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
83%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
44%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
69%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
26%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
36%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
17%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
89%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
76%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
81%	Increase the state pension age
83%	Increase VAT
33%	Inheritance Tax
58%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
17%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
34%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100%	Localise Council Tax Support
55%	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
25%	Mansion Tax
58%	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
31%	Minimum Wage
16%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
25%	More funds for social care
39%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
84%	Nuclear power - For
25%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
37%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
10%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
92%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
79%	Reduce capital gains tax
85%	Reduce central funding for local government
30%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
87%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
80%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
99%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
70%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
60%	Register of Lobbyists
14%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
34%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
82%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
91%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
87%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
10%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
17%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
83%	Same Sex Marriage - for
97%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
73%	Smoking ban - In favour
25%	State control of bus services
35%	Stop climate change
30%	Support current and former armed service members
59%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
26%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
72%	Tougher on illegal immigration
88%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transparency of Parliament
93%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
87%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
21%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
21%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Grant Shapps MP, Welwyn Hatfield (11917)

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