Voting Record — Kevin Foster MP, Torbay (25338)

Kevin Foster is currently Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee, Member, Media Bill Committee and Member, Backbench Business Committee

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 Con 4 votes out of 887, 0.5% 887 votes out of 1002, 88.5% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 7 votes out of 451, 1.6% 451 votes out of 463, 97.4% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 3 votes out of 422, 0.7% 422 votes out of 467, 90.4% 5 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 FosterCon VoteRôle
28 Feb 2024Became Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee
Commons16 Jan 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2023Victims and Prisoners Bill — New Clause 27 - Compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
29 Nov 2023Became Member, Media Bill Committee
27 Nov 2023Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
26 Oct 2023Stopped being Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityunknown Unknown
25 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023Became Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
16 Nov 2022Became Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee
16 Nov 2022Stopped being Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee
8 Nov 2022Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
26 Oct 2022Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Transport),
7 Sep 2022Became Minister of State (Department for Transport),
7 Sep 2022Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department,
Commons22 Jun 2022Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
16 Dec 2019Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department,
16 Dec 2019Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales,
16 Dec 2019Stopped being Assistant Whip,
HouseDateSubjectKevin FosterCon VoteRôle
31 Oct 2019Stopped being The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples minorityaye Rebel
24 Apr 2019Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
4 Apr 2019Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales,
4 Apr 2019Became The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
4 Apr 2019Became Assistant Whip,
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU 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 minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Palace of Westminister — Restoration and Renewal — Cost-Effectiveness of Relocation minorityno Rebel
31 Oct 2017Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectKevin FosterCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Backbench Business Committee
13 Jun 2016Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
12 May 2016Stopped being Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons20 Apr 2016Printing Acts of Parliament on Vellum tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Apr 2016Backbench Business — Daesh: Genocide of Minorities — Referral to UN — Juristiction for International Criminal Court tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons22 Jan 2016Motion to Sit in Private tellayeno Rebel Teller
14 Dec 2015Became Member, Backbench Business Committee
Commons4 Dec 2015Motion to Sit in Private tellayeno Rebel Teller
28 Oct 2015Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons23 Oct 2015Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
7 Jul 2015Became Member, Public Accounts 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.

AgreementPolicy
93% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99% Academy Schools - for
7% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
100% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
98% Asylum System - More strict
84% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
86% Delegate more powers to government ministers
23% Do more to help refugees inclding children
48% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
36% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
70% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
18% European Union Integration - For
100% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
0% Fixed Term Parliaments
9% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
0% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10% Further devolution to Scotland
12% Further devolution to Wales
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
21% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
25% Homosexuality - Equal rights
88% HS2 - In Favour
7% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
0% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
69% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
64% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% 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
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
48% 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
71% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
25% More funds for social care
25% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75% Nuclear power - For
14% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
17% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0% Public Ownership of Railways
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Reduce capital gains tax
75% Reduce central funding for local government
83% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
82% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Regulate letting agent fees
100% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
0% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
100% 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
0% Right to strike
12% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
17% State control of bus services
12% Stop climate change
28% Support current and former armed service members
100% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
93% Termination of pregnancy - against
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% Trident replacement - In favour
92% University Tuition Fees - For
100% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
33% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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