Voting Record — Ian Blackford MP, Ross, Skye and Lochaber (25361)

Ian Blackford

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	SNP	0 votes out of 661, 0.0%	661 votes out of 1069, 61.8%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	SNP	0 votes out of 320, 0.0%	320 votes out of 463, 69.1%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	SNP	2 votes out of 300, 0.7%	300 votes out of 467, 64.2%	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	Ian Blackford	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Dec 2022	Stopped being SNP Westminster Leader,
House	Date	Subject	Ian Blackford	SNP Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
29 Apr 2019	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
16 Nov 2017	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
20 Jun 2017	Became SNP Westminster Leader,
20 Jun 2017	Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions),
House	Date	Subject	Ian Blackford	SNP Vote	Rôle
Commons	17 Nov 2016	Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit — Postpone Cuts	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
31 Oct 2016	Stopped being Member, Petitions Committee
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	Majority	aye	Rebel
20 Jul 2015	Became Member, Petitions Committee
20 May 2015	Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions),

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
43%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
23%	Academy Schools - for
65%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
57%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
3%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
8%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
4%	Asylum System - More strict
10%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
25%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
20%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
56%	Easier access to abortion
61%	Employment rights
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
79%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
2%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
63%	Environmental water quality
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
82%	European Union Integration - For
50%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
62%	Fire Safety
100%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
28%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
76%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
91%	Further devolution to Scotland
76%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
89%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
0%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
95%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
75%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	HS2 - In Favour
79%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
34%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
36%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
52%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
50%	More funds for social care
50%	More powers for local councils
50%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
100%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0%	Nuclear power - For
79%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
70%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
83%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
48%	Reduce central funding for local government
63%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
14%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
1%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
0%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
50%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
96%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
84%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	State control of bus services
76%	Stop climate change
72%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
43%	Termination of pregnancy - against
9%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Ian Blackford MP, Ross, Skye and Lochaber (25361)

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