Voting Record — Margot James MP, Stourbridge (24876)

Margot James is currently The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport,

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
9 Jun 2017	still in office	Con	3 votes out of 226, 1.3%	226 votes out of 257, 87.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 412, 0.0%	412 votes out of 467, 88.2%	84 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	10 votes out of 982, 1.0%	982 votes out of 1239, 79.3%	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	Margot James	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — Equal rights for people of Northern Ireland (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
9 Jan 2018	Became The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
9 Jan 2018	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
House	Date	Subject	Margot James	Con Vote	Rôle
17 Jul 2016	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
17 Jul 2016	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	13 Jul 2016	Appointment of Jenny Willott Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2016	Wales Bill — Clause 16 — Devolution of Income Tax Powers to the Welsh Assembly — Requirement for Support in Referendum in Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2016	Wales Bill — Clause 16 — Devolution of Income Tax Powers to the Welsh Assembly — Requirement for Support in Referendum in Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2016	Wales Bill — Clause 10 — Justice Impact Assessments for Bills Introduced to the Welsh Assembly	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2016	Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Continual Review of Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales — Annual Report on Welsh Justice	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2016	Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jun 2016	Finance Bill — Clause 135 — Report on the Impact of the Climate Change Levy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2016	Policing and Crime Bill — New Clause 60 — Report on Operation of Child Abduction Warning Notices	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2016	Policing and Crime Bill — New Clause 2 — National Assembly for Wales: Devolution of Responsibility for Policing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2016	Policing and Crime Bill — Police Complaints and the Media — Independent Inquiry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2016	Policing and Crime Bill — Parity of Funding Between Police and Families at Inquests	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 18 — Interception and Examination Warrants — Economic and National Security Grounds — Persons Outside British Islands	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 15 — Warrants for the Interception or Examination of the Communications of an Organisation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 203 — Protection of Disclosures to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 194 — An Investigatory Powers Commission	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2016	Investigatory Powers Bill — Notifying People Who Have Been Subject to Investigatory Techniques Covered by the Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate and Energy Performance of New Homes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 May 2016	Energy Bill — Onshore Wind Power — Ceasing to Count Towards Renewables Obligation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Asylum Seekers: Permission to Work after Six Months	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Immigration Detention of Those Who Are Pregnant and Vulnerable People	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Immigration Detention: 28 Day Time Limit	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Protection for Domestic Workers Subject to Immigration Conditions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Unaccompanied Refugee Children: Relocation and Support	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Apr 2016	Finance Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17 — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2016	Draft Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 — Reduction in Income Rise Disregard	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2016	Energy Bill — New Clause 10 — United Kingdom Carbon Account — Consideration of Emissions Traded via European Union Emissions Trading Scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2016	Energy Bill — New Clause 8 — Setting a Decarbonisation Target Range	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2016	Energy Bill — New Clause 3 — Carbon Capture and Storage Strategy for the Energy Industry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2016	Energy Bill — Clause 80 — Use of Planning Committee Decision Date Rather Than Date Planning Permission was Granted	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2016	Energy Bill — Clause 79 — Onshore Wind Power — Delay Exclusion of Onshore Wind Contribition to Renewable Electricity Generation Requirements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2016	Bank of England and Financial Services Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2016	Bank of England and Financial Services Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2015	European Union Documents — Relocation of Migrants in need of International Protection	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Dec 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 2 — Devolution Conditional on Elected Mayor	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Dec 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — New Clause 10 — Entitlement to Vote at Local Government Elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Dec 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — New Clause 7 — English National Park Authorities: Powers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Nov 2015	Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill — New Clause 1 — Report on Impacts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Nov 2015	Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill — Allocation of Time	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2015	Transport for London Bill — Reintroduction	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2015	Transport for London Bill — Reintroduction — Curtailment of Debate	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 2015	Selection of the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 32 — Power for Scottish Parliament to Set Quotas for Those with Protected Characteristics	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 27 — Equal Opportunities	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 18 — Giving the Scottish Parliament Powers Relating to Tax Credits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 15 — Abortion	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 36 — Power for Scottish Parliament to Call a Scottish Independence Referendum	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 35 — Consent of the Scottish Parliament to certain Westminster Acts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 1 — Independent Commission on Devolving Full Powers Over Taxation and Spending to Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2015	Housing and Planning Bill — Ways and Means — Charging of Fees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2015	Housing and Planning Bill — Money	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2015	Housing and Planning Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 2015	Housing and Planning Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2015	Finance Bill 2015-16 — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2015	Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — VAT on Sanitary Protection Products	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2015	Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — VAT Treatment of the Scottish Police Authority and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2015	Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Vehicle Tax — Relation to Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Surcharge for Vehicles Costing Over Forty Thousand Pounds	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Sep 2015	Trade Union Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 1 — Publication of Renegotiation Terms and Consequences of Leaving EU	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU from Other Elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Referendum Vote for EU Nationals Resident in the UK	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Allowing Those Aged 16 and 17 to Vote in the Referendum	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Government Influence in Referendum Campaign	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — New Clause 11 — Restrictions on Government Activities Which Could Influence Referendum	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Programme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2015	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2015	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 53 — Consultation with Scottish Ministers On Renewable Electricity Incentive Schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 32 — Gender Balance Among Members of the Scottish Parliament and Members of Boards of Scottish Public Authorities	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 32 — Equal Opportunities — Scottish Public Authorities — Powers of the Scottish Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 54 — Devolution of Power Over Income Tax in Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 33 — Full Fiscal Autonomy for Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 21 — The Scottish Office for Budget Responsibility	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 1 — Independent Commission on Impact of Full Fiscal Autonomy for Scotland on the Scottish Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 2015	Education and Adoption Bill — Reject Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 10 — Require UK Parliament to Have Consent of Scottish Parliament Before Legislating on Devolved Matters	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 5 — Veto for Scottish Parliament on Repeal of Human Rights Act as it Applies to Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 3 — Powers of the Scottish Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 2 — Constitutional Convention	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 11 — Full Control Over Taxation, Borrowing and Public Spending for Scottish Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 5 — Timing of elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — Clause 1 — Consent of Scottish People and Parliament Before Abolition of The Scottish Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
13 May 2015	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
House	Date	Subject	Margot James	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	Majority	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	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
8 Nov 2012	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
5 Nov 2012	Stopped being Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Ban on Smoking in Private Vehicles	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Business, Innovation and Skills 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
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
0%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
95%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Redundancy Payments
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
87%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
80%	Employee Shareholder Status
12%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
33%	European Union - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
13%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
55%	Fully Elected House of Lords
27%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
22%	Further devolution to Wales
8%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
13%	Greater Transparency in Public Life
85%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
42%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
21%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
25%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
98%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
92%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	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
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
13%	Mansion Tax
96%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
65%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
3%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
33%	More powers for local councils
0%	MPs to approve Withdrawal Agreeement
0%	No detention without charge or trial
29%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
25%	Parliament- Strengthen
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
38%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
93%	Reduce central funding for local government
98%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
94%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
78%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
71%	Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - For
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
55%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
96%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
84%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
88%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
12%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
88%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
75%	Shift Powers from MPs in the Commons to Ministers
100%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
35%	Stop climate change
0%	Stronger Military Covenant
65%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
95%	Trade Union Regulation
90%	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
10%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2017-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Margot James MP, Stourbridge (24876)

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