Voting Record — Kevin Brennan MP, Cardiff West (10753)

Kevin Brennan is currently Shadow Minister (Victims and Sentencing), , Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee, Member, Welsh Grand Committee and Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 721, 0.0% 721 votes out of 1002, 72.0% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 0 votes out of 347, 0.0% 347 votes out of 463, 74.9% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 4 votes out of 333, 1.2% 333 votes out of 467, 71.3% 1 time
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 5 votes out of 933, 0.5% 933 votes out of 1239, 75.3% 1 time
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 6 votes out of 1073, 0.6% 1073 votes out of 1288, 83.3% 42 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 15 votes out of 1009, 1.5% 1009 votes out of 1246, 81.0% 3 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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HouseDateSubjectKevin BrennanLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
15 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
7 Sep 2023Became Shadow Minister (Victims and Sentencing),
19 Jun 2023Stopped being Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Committee
14 Jun 2023Became Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Committee
7 Jun 2023Became Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee
1 Feb 2023Stopped being Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee
25 Jan 2023Became Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee
14 Dec 2022Stopped being Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee
7 Dec 2022Became Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee
22 Mar 2022Stopped being Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee
9 Mar 2022Became Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee
9 Feb 2022Stopped being Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee
2 Feb 2022Became Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2022Became Member, Welsh Grand Committee
17 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee
9 Nov 2021Became Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee
10 Apr 2020Stopped being Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage),
10 Mar 2020Became Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HouseDateSubjectKevin BrennanLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 Jul 2017Became Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage),
3 Jul 2017Stopped being Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage),
HouseDateSubjectKevin BrennanLab VoteRôle
Commons8 Feb 2017Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
9 Oct 2016Became Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage),
9 Oct 2016Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
Commons13 Jul 2016Appointment of Jenny Willott Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority tellnono Teller
18 Sep 2015Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
18 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Education),
HouseDateSubjectKevin BrennanLab VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee bothaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties bothaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) tellnono Teller
17 Jan 2011Stopped being Member, Public Administration Committee
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Minister (Education),
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Public Administration Committee
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
12 May 2010Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
6 May 2010Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (also Department for Business, Innovation and Skills),
6 May 2010Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for Children, Schools and Families),
HouseDateSubjectKevin BrennanLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee bothno Rebel
9 Jun 2009Became Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (also Department for Business, Innovation and Skills),
9 Jun 2009Became Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for Children, Schools and Families),
9 Jun 2009Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector),
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders) bothno Rebel
5 Oct 2008Became Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector),
5 Oct 2008Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children, Young People and Families),
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
29 Jun 2007Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children, Young People and Families),
Commons28 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill tellayeaye Teller
28 Jun 2007Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
Commons27 Apr 2007Orders of the Day — Health and Safety (Offences) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2007Pensions Bill — Pensions Protection Lifeboat Fund tellnono Teller
Commons27 Mar 2007Royal Assent — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected bothno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons27 Feb 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 9 — Planning: access to information etc. tellnono Teller
Commons2 Feb 2007Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2007Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Jan 2007Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill tellnono Teller
Commons5 Dec 2006Opposition Day — [1(st) Allotted Day] — Public Health tellnono Teller
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up tellnono Teller
Commons9 Oct 2006Orders of the Day — New Clause 37 — Increase of penalties for failure to comply with traffic lights at level crossings tellnono Teller
Commons9 Oct 2006New Clause 6 — Immediate Suspension and Revocation of Drivers' Licences — New Clause 12 — Retro-reflective markings tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jul 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 12 — Extension of categories of permissible donors tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jul 2006Opposition Day debate — Home Information Packs tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — Clause 159 — Recycling of lump sums tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — Clause 106 — Conditions for company tellnono Teller
Commons4 Jul 2006Finance (No. 2) Bill [Ways and Means] — New Clause 2 — Trusts relating to divorce, life protection policies and disabled persons tellnono Teller
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Duty to encourage schools to become foundation schools — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected tellnono Teller
5 May 2006Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
5 May 2006Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons2 May 2006Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 1 — Application of section 18 IHTA 1984 tellnono Teller
Commons29 Mar 2006Identity Cards Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Mar 2006Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Nov 2005Climate Change tellnono Teller
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Timetable (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Oct 2005Railtrack tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Oct 2005Railtrack tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2005Tackling Climate Change tellnono Teller
Commons6 Jul 2005Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Inheritance Tax: Mitigation of Double Charges tellnono Teller
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Money tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Timetable tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jun 2005Finance Bill — Schedule 8 — Financing of companies etc: transfer pricing and loan relationships tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 May 2005Loyal Address tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 May 2005Loyal Address — Liberal Democrat amendment — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons25 May 2005Loyal Address — Conservative amendment — rejected tellnono Teller
10 May 2005Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
HouseDateSubjectKevin BrennanLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
19 Jan 2005Stopped being Member, Public Administration Committee
2 Nov 2004Became PPS (Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office
Commons8 Jul 2003House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2002Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Oct 2002Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2002Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc. tellnono Teller
Commons14 May 2002Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property bothaye Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2002Identity Card bothaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs Majorityaye Rebel
16 Jul 2001Became Member, Public Administration Committee
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
6% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
93% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
84% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
39% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Ban fox hunting
89% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
81% Business and community control of schools: For
17% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16% Closed Material Proceedure
17% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
78% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
79% European Union Integration - For
8% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
44% Fixed Term Parliaments
87% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
90% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
99% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
63% Further devolution to Scotland
71% Further devolution to Wales
49% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
83% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
27% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
58% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
96% Homosexuality - Equal rights
72% HS2 - In Favour
86% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
21% Increase Air Passenger Duty
21% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
22% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
38% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
33% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
84% Mass Retention of Communications Data
45% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
85% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
70% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
18% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
86% Nuclear power - For
80% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
20% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
8% Police and Crime Commissioners
98% Post office - in favour of Government policy
2% Post office closures - against
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
38% Promote Occupational Pensions
52% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
22% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
30% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14% Reduce capital gains tax
10% Reduce central funding for local government
12% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
14% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
19% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
51% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
8% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
25% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
18% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
13% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
85% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
82% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
16% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
77% Smoking ban - In favour
75% State control of bus services
79% Stop climate change
79% Support current and former armed service members
41% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
11% Tougher on illegal immigration
2% Trade Unions - Restrict
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
71% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
55% University Tuition Fees - For
45% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
76% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
86% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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