Voting Record — Henry Smith MP, Crawley (24802)

Henry Smith

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	29 votes out of 862, 3.4%	862 votes out of 1069, 80.6%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	15 votes out of 409, 3.7%	409 votes out of 463, 88.3%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	1 vote out of 419, 0.2%	419 votes out of 467, 89.7%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	35 votes out of 1078, 3.2%	1078 votes out of 1239, 87.0%	1 time

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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	Henry Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons	22 May 2024	Holocaust Memorial Bill — New Clause 1 - Review of security arrangements	minority	no	Rebel
22 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill Committee
15 May 2024	Became Member, Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill Committee
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Dec 2023	Victims and Prisoners Bill — New Clause 27 - Compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
14 Nov 2023	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Part A3 - Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2023	Deferred Division — Criminal Law	minority	aye	Rebel
25 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023	Became Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
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	14 Mar 2022	Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill — New Clause 5 — Report on the Impact of Government Policy on River Pollution on Sentient Animals	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2022	Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill — New Clause 1 — Duty to Prepare an Animal Sentience Strategy	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee
5 Jan 2022	Became Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Dec 2021	Stopped being Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee
Commons	7 Dec 2021	Nationality and Borders Bill — New Clause 2 — Acquisition by Registration: Descendants of Those Born on British Indian Ocean Territory	minority	no	Rebel
1 Dec 2021	Became Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee
Commons	30 Nov 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 — Omicron Variant	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2021	Telecommunications (Security) Bill — New Clause — Review of Telecommunications Companies Based in Foreign Countries	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2021	Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jan 2021	National Security and Investment Bill — New Clause 4 — Framework for Understanding National Security	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Dec 2020	Sittings of the House — Adjournment from 30 December 2020 to 11 January 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2020	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020	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	13 Oct 2020	Public Health	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2020	Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Requirement for Agricultural and Food Imports to Meet Domestic Standards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Oct 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2020	Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Workers’ Services Provided Through Intermediaries — Responsibility for Determining if Off-Payroll Working Rules Apply	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2020	Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 7 — Time Limit on Immigration Detention for EEA and Swiss Nationals	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2020	Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill — New Clause 1 — Funding Counselling, Support and Research — Marriage and Civil Partnerships	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2020	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services	minority	no	Rebel
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	Henry Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
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	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2019	UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consideration of a Short Delay if Withdrawal Agreement and Leaving Without an Agreement Rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2019	UK Participation In The EU Agency For Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) — EU Coordination and Cooperation in Policing and Justice	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2018	Refugees (Family Reunion) (No.2) Bill — Second Reading — Refugees' Family Reunion — Immigration Law — Legal Aid	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
10 Oct 2017	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
13 Sep 2017	Became Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, International Development Committee
House	Date	Subject	Henry Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Mar 2016	Foreign National Offenders (Exclusion from the UK) Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Henry Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
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	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2014	Opposition Day — Rejoining of 35 European Union Justice and Home Affairs Measures	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2014	Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — New Clause 2 — Pubs Code: Market Rent Only Option for Tenants of Large Pub-Owning Businesses	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2014	Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Oct 2014	Carers Bedroom Entitlement (Social Housing Sector) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2014	Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 13 — Labelling of Halal and Kosher Meat	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2014	Prohibition of Unpaid Internships	Majority	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	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Influence of Europe for Citizens Programme on EU Referenda and Elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 16 — Review Civil Partnerships Following Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2013	Reduce Voting Age to 16	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 2012	Increased Commercialisation of the House of Commons to Generate Income	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2012	Draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 — Minimum Welfare Standards	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2012	Badger Cull	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships	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	24 Apr 2012	European Union — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Feb 2012	Ten Minute Rule Bill- Annual Statements of Healthcare Costs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Closure of Debate on Street Litter Control Notices	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jan 2012	Daylight Saving Bill — Clause 4 — Approval of Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly Before Advancing Time in the UK by an Hour	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Jan 2012	Procedural Motion — Daylight Saving Bill — Clause 4 — Motion to Bring Debate to a Close and Move to a Vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	Draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011,	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Ban on Smoking in Private Vehicles	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2011	United Kingdom Parliamentary Sovereignty Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, European Scrutiny 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
79%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
7%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
42%	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
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
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
91%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
25%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
68%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
25%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
50%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
19%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
25%	European Union Integration - For
91%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
24%	Fire Safety
57%	Fixed Term Parliaments
6%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
76%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
55%	Fully Elected House of Lords
20%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
9%	Further devolution to Scotland
12%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
94%	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
93%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
36%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
17%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
25%	Human Rights and Equality
50%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
95%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
85%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
92%	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
57%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
56%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
96%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
61%	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
20%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
31%	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
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
12%	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
5%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
95%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
100%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
85%	Reduce central funding for local government
20%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
84%	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
71%	Register of Lobbyists
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
55%	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
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
10%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
16%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
24%	Same Sex Marriage - for
92%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
75%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
20%	Stop climate change
29%	Support current and former armed service members
63%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
79%	Termination of pregnancy - against
87%	Tougher on illegal immigration
87%	Trade Unions - Restrict
90%	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
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Henry Smith MP, Crawley (24802)

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