Voting Record — Owen Thompson MP, Midlothian (25278)

Owen Thompson is currently Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee, SNP Chief Whip, , Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament and Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint 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 SNP 0 votes out of 654, 0.0% 654 votes out of 1013, 64.6% 25 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 SNP 1 vote out of 308, 0.3% 308 votes out of 467, 66.0% 96 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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HouseDateSubjectOwen ThompsonSNP VoteRôle
28 Feb 2024Became Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee
12 Sep 2023Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
12 Sep 2023Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
4 Sep 2023Became SNP Chief Whip,
15 Mar 2023Stopped being Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
8 Mar 2023Became Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
7 Feb 2023Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
7 Dec 2022Stopped being SNP Chief Whip,
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
Commons30 Nov 2021Censure of Prime Minister Boris Johnston — Reduction of Salary tellayeaye Teller
25 May 2021Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
25 May 2021Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
25 May 2021Stopped being Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee
25 May 2021Stopped being Member, Committee of Selection
9 Mar 2021Became SNP Chief Whip,
9 Mar 2021Stopped being SNP Whip,
9 Feb 2021Stopped being Member, Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] Committee
4 Feb 2021Became Member, Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] Committee
Commons3 Feb 2021Exiting the European Union (Excise) tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jan 2021Financial Services Bill — New Clause 21 — Duty of Care Specification tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Dec 2020European Union (Future Relationship) Bill — Third Reading — International Cooperation tellnono Teller
Commons30 Dec 2020European Union (Future Relationship) Bill — Second Reading — International Cooperation tellnono Teller
Commons30 Dec 2020European Union (Future Relationship) Bill — Timetable and Procedural Rules tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Dec 2020Taxation (Post-transition Period) Bill — Clause 5 — Parliamentary Approval for Duty on Goods Moved from Great Britian to Northern Ireland tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Dec 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 48 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc tellnono Teller
Commons16 Nov 2020Pension Schemes Bill — New Clause 4 — Employer Debt: Trustees’ Discretion tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2020Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill — Clause 6 — “Relevant offence” — Prosecution Required Under International Treaty Obligations tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Oct 2020Fisheries Bill [Lords] — New Clause 3 - Sea Fish Industry Authority: accounts and reports tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Decline Third Reading — Free Movement of Goods and Professionals Within the UK tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Sep 2020Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) Bill — Presumption Against Prosecution — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons22 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 54 - Extent, commencement and short title tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 46 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc. tellnono Teller
Commons15 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 28 — Role of the Competition and Markets Authority in Relation to Regulations Applying in Scotland but not the Whole United Kingdom tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (Money) tellnono Teller
Commons1 Sep 2020Fisheries Bill — Decline Second Reading — Sustainable Fishing tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jul 2020Trade Bill — Clause 2 — Implementation of International Trade Agreements — Consent of Devolved Administrations tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2020Extension of the Transition Period Following the UK Leaving the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jul 2020Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — New Clause 2 — Minimum Numbers of MPs for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland tellayeaye Teller
6 Jul 2020Became Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Procedure Committee
10 Feb 2020Became Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee
27 Jan 2020Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
27 Jan 2020Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
21 Jan 2020Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Commons20 Jan 2020Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union tellayeaye Teller
15 Jan 2020Became Member, Committee of Selection
Commons8 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 55 — Northern Ireland’s Place in the UK Internal Market tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 21 — Limitation on Powers of Ministers — Regulations Connected with the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 18 — Fee Levels and Exemptions — Limitations on Fees tellayeaye Teller
7 Jan 2020Became SNP Whip,
HouseDateSubjectOwen ThompsonSNP VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being SNP Whip,
Commons18 Apr 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017 — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2017Budget Resolution 40. Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Rates) — Taxes on Alcoholic Drinks tellnono Teller
Commons24 Feb 2017Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Feb 2017Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Curtail Debate and Hold Vote tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Feb 2017Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Title tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Feb 2017Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Clause 3 — Reports on Progress tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Feb 2017Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Clause 1 — Ratification of the Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2017Criminal Finances Bill — New Clause 19 — The Culture of the Banking Industry and Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Northern Ireland tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 143 — Financial Liability of the UK towards the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 180 — UK To Remain EU Member Unless UK Parliament Agrees Terms for Leaving tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 158 — Report on Continued Levels of EU Funding for Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 26 — Agreement of Representatives of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Administrations tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2017Suspension of Roll-Out Universal Credit and Jobcentre Closure Programme tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jan 2017Suspension of Roll-Out Universal Credit and Jobcentre Closure Programme tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2017UK Leaving the EU — The Rural Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2016Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Dec 2016Savings (Government Contributions) Bill — Clause 1 — Government Contributions to Lifetime ISAs tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Dec 2016The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union tellnono Teller
Commons30 Nov 2016State Pension Age: Women — Transitional Measures to Slow Increase tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Nov 2016Iraq War — Investigation into Contrasts Between Public Statements and Private Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Nov 2016Digital Economy Bill — New Clause 27 — Introduction of Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme as Alternative to Universal Service Order Provision tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Nov 2016Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill — Assessment of Impact of Abolition of the Gift Aid Donation Threshold on the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Oct 2016Sexual Offences (Pardons etc.) Bill — Curtail Debate and Decide on Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2016House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Oct 2016Rights for EU Nationals if the UK Leaves the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Oct 2016Broadcasting — Devolution — Scottish Six O'Clock News on the BBC tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Sep 2016Wales Bill — New Clause 6 — Tax on Carriage of Passengers by Air tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Sep 2016Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Jurisdictions for England and Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Sep 2016Finance Bill — New Clause 8 — Review of Changes to Tax on Dividend Income tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Sep 2016Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — Review of Tax Treatment of Scottish Limited Partnerships tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Sep 2016Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Review of Corporation Tax Treatment of the Oil and Gas Industry tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jul 2016UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jul 2016Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Welsh Thresholds for Income Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 44 — Power for UK Government to Intervene in Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 36 — Exclusion of Non-Wind Generating Stations in Wales from UK National Infrastructure Planning Arrangements. tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Schedule 1 — Devolution of Policing Powers to the Welsh Assembly tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 10 — Justice Impact Assessments for Bills Introduced to the Welsh Assembly tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2016Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Review of Remuneration of Investment Fund Managers tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Jun 2016Finance Bill — New Clause 1 Review of Income Tax Treatment of Workers Providing Services Through Intermediaries tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jun 2016Policing and Crime Bill — New Clause 2 — National Assembly for Wales: Devolution of Responsibility for Policing tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading — Mass Surveillance tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 78 — Powers to Require Retention of Information on People's Internet Use tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 53 — Judicial Rather than Internal Authorisation to Obtain Communications Data tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Bulk Interception of Communications Where One or Both Parties Are Outside the British Islands tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 18 — Interception and Examination Warrants — Economic and National Security Grounds — Persons Outside British Islands tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 15 — Warrants for the Interception or Examination of the Communications of an Organisation tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 203 — Protection of Disclosures to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 194 — An Investigatory Powers Commission tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Jun 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Notifying People Who Have Been Subject to Investigatory Techniques Covered by the Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 May 2016Queen's Speech — UK Membership of the EU — Nuclear Weapons — House of Lords — Devolution — Refugee Crisis in Europe tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Apr 2016Bank of England and Financial Services Bill — Banks Authorised to Issue Banknotes tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Apr 2016Bank of England and Financial Services Bill — Composition of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England — Regard for Nations and Regions of the UK tellayeaye Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Procedure (Future Taxation) — Inclusion of Provisions Taking Effect in Future Years in the Finance Bill tellnono Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Budget Resolution 56 — Insurance Premium Tax tellnono Teller
Commons22 Mar 2016Budget Resolution 8 — Travel Expenses of Workers Providing Services Through Intermediaries — Agency Workers — Relief for Home to Work Travel Expenses tellnono Teller
Commons14 Mar 2016Energy Bill — New Clause 3 — Carbon Capture and Storage Strategy for the Energy Industry tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2016Energy Bill — Clause 80 — Use of Planning Committee Decision Date Rather Than Date Planning Permission was Granted tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Mar 2016Enterprise Bill — Clause 41 — Cap on Public Sector Payments on Leaving Employment — Regular Reviews — Adjustments in Line with Inflation and Earnings tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Mar 2016Supplementary Estimates — Allocation of Additional Funds to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office tellnono Teller
Commons29 Feb 2016Referendum on the UK's Membership of the European Union — Dates tellnono Teller
Commons2 Feb 2016Enterprise Bill — Second Reading — Small Business Commissioner — Apprenticeships — Insurance Payment — Green Investment Bank Status — Pubs tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jan 2016Psychoactive Substances Bill — Clause 8 — Importing of A Psychoactive Substance for Personal Use tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jan 2016Opposition Day — Trade, Exports, Innovation and Productivity — Innovate UK Funding of Innovation tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Dec 2015European Union Documents — Relocation of Migrants in need of International Protection tellnono Teller
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria tellnono Teller
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigration Bill — Clause 34 — Human Rights Appeals within the United Kingdom tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2015Immigration Bill — Clauses 13-16 — Residential Tenancies tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 2015Opposition Day — HMRC Office Closures tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Consent of Devolved Administrations and Local Government tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 8 — Tax Credit Reductions — Transitional Protection tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — VAT Treatment of the Scottish Police Authority and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Sep 2015Opposition Day — Assistance for Middle East Refugees tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — Schedule 3 — Setting of Rate of Surcharge on Bank Profits Via Regulations tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU from Other Elections tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Referendum Vote for EU Nationals Resident in the UK tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — New Clause 11 — Restrictions on Government Activities Which Could Influence Referendum tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Programme tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons20 Jul 2015Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons30 Jun 2015Scotland Bill — Clause 26 — Employment Support Programmes — Powers of the Scottish Parliament — Wording tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement of EU Citizens to Vote in Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — New Clause 3 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jun 2015Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident tellayeaye Teller
20 May 2015Became SNP Whip,

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
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
23% Academy Schools - for
59% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
3% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
8% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
5% Asylum System - More strict
1% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
41% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
90% Energy Prices - More Affordable
2% English Votes on English Laws etc.
30% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83% European Union Integration - For
50% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100% Fixed Term Parliaments
89% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
96% Further devolution to Scotland
91% Further devolution to Wales
96% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100% Higher taxes on banks
0% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
75% HS2 - In Favour
88% Human Rights and Equality
17% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
38% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
40% 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
100% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mass Retention of Communications Data
69% 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
17% Minimum Wage
75% More funds for social care
50% More powers for local councils
100% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
25% Nuclear power - For
77% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
50% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
83% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
55% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Reduce capital gains tax
47% Reduce central funding for local government
14% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
18% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
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
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50% Retain funds from council house sales locally
93% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
90% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% State control of bus services
79% 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
50% 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
75% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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