Voting Record — Michael Gove MP, Surrey Heath (11858)

Michael Gove

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	0 votes out of 724, 0.0%	724 votes out of 1069, 67.7%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	2 votes out of 402, 0.5%	402 votes out of 463, 86.8%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 365, 0.0%	365 votes out of 467, 78.2%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	8 votes out of 708, 1.1%	708 votes out of 1239, 57.1%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	9 votes out of 728, 1.2%	728 votes out of 1288, 56.5%	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	Michael Gove	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being Minister for Intergovernmental Relations,
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
25 Oct 2022	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
25 Oct 2022	Became Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
25 Oct 2022	Became Minister for Intergovernmental Relations,
6 Sep 2022	Stopped being Minister for Intergovernmental Relations,
6 Jul 2022	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
6 Jul 2022	Stopped being Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
8 Dec 2021	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
1 Oct 2021	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
19 Sep 2021	Became Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
19 Sep 2021	Became Minister for Intergovernmental Relations,
19 Sep 2021	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,
15 Sep 2021	Became The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,
15 Sep 2021	Stopped being Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
13 Feb 2020	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
13 Feb 2020	Became Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
13 Feb 2020	Stopped being Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
House	Date	Subject	Michael Gove	Con Vote	Rôle
24 Jul 2019	Became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
24 Jul 2019	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
11 Jun 2017	Became The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
House	Date	Subject	Michael Gove	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
31 Oct 2016	Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
14 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
8 May 2015	Became The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
8 May 2015	Stopped being The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury,
House	Date	Subject	Michael Gove	Con Vote	Rôle
15 Jul 2014	Became The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury,
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Education,
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
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became The Secretary of State for Education,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State (Children, Schools and Families),
House	Date	Subject	Michael Gove	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation	Majority	no	Rebel
3 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Secretary of State (Children, Schools and Families),
3 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning),
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
22 Jan 2007	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
28 Jun 2005	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
10 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning),

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
51%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
19%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
80%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
9%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
64%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
53%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
84%	Asylum System - More strict
75%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
83%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
20%	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%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
84%	Closed Material Proceedure
77%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
81%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
79%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
86%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
61%	Easier access to abortion
70%	Employee Shareholder Status
58%	Employment rights
71%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
28%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
50%	Environmental water quality
85%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
29%	European Union Integration - For
81%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
81%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
49%	Fixed Term Parliaments
11%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
22%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
19%	Further devolution to Scotland
23%	Further devolution to Wales
35%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
81%	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
78%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
30%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
86%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
31%	Human Rights and Equality
5%	Identity cards - For introduction
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
83%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
84%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
72%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
72%	Increase the state pension age
71%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
77%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
37%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
21%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
75%	Localise Council Tax Support
52%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
70%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
80%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
66%	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
37%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
25%	More funds for social care
30%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38%	No detention without charge or trial
21%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
69%	Nuclear power - For
27%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
70%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
69%	Promote Occupational Pensions
34%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
85%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
31%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
80%	Reduce capital gains tax
85%	Reduce central funding for local government
20%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
86%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
79%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
79%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
24%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
76%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83%	Register of Lobbyists
15%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
38%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
81%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
78%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
13%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
18%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
91%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
56%	Smoking ban - In favour
32%	State control of bus services
29%	Stop climate change
27%	Support current and former armed service members
63%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
81%	Tougher on illegal immigration
96%	Trade Unions - Restrict
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	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
29%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
21%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
21%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Michael Gove MP, Surrey Heath (11858)

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