Voting Record — Richard Drax MP, South Dorset (24903)

Richard Drax

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From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	29 votes out of 874, 3.3%	874 votes out of 1069, 81.8%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	12 votes out of 422, 2.8%	422 votes out of 463, 91.1%	3 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	2 votes out of 385, 0.5%	385 votes out of 467, 82.4%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	50 votes out of 895, 5.6%	895 votes out of 1239, 72.2%	6 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	Richard Drax	Con Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Defence Sub-Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Dec 2023	Delegated Legislation — Climate Change	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Part A3 - Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jul 2023	Delegated Legislation — Customs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2023	Deferred Division — Criminal Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2023	Northern Ireland	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	22 Jun 2022	Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Sep 2021	Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2021	House of Commons Proceedings During the Pandemic	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2021	Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2021	Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Trade Agreements and Genocide — Parliamentary Judicial Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2021	Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Trade Agreements and Genocide — Parliamentary Judicial Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2021	Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval of International Trade Agreements and Treaties — Genocide	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Jan 2021	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2020	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2020	Public Health	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Oct 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 2020	Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation) Bill — Expulsion from the House of Commons of MPs who Voluntarily Change Political Party	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2020	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services	minority	no	Rebel
5 Mar 2020	Became Member, Defence Sub-Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Defence Committee
House	Date	Subject	Richard Drax	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	18 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — New Clause 4 — Amendability of Motions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2019	UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consideration of a Short Delay if Withdrawal Agreement and Leaving Without an Agreement Rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
30 Oct 2017	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
House	Date	Subject	Richard Drax	Con Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	8 Dec 2015	Prum Convention — Data Sharing with Certain European Countries to Combat Crime and Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
15 Jul 2015	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	16 Jun 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Schedule 1 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Richard Drax	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — If to make Decision	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — Timetable Motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2014	Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — New Clause 5 — Act To Have Effect Despite European Union Treaties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2014	Care Bill — Clause 119 — Proceedure for Dealing Financially Failing NHS Trusts — Requirement to Consult with Public	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Third Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Influence of Europe for Citizens Programme on EU Referenda and Elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Limitation of Scope of Europe for Citizens Programme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jan 2014	European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jan 2014	European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2013	Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Nov 2013	Defence Reform Bill — New Clause 3 — Report and Parliamentary Approval of Plans on the Future of the Reserve Forces	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2013	Defence Reforms — Delay Disbandment of Regular Units Until Army Reserve Plan Shown to Be Viable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Sep 2013	London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill — Clause 9 — Penalty Charges — Skips on London Highways	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Aug 2013	Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2013	Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 — Harmonisation of Regulatory Framework	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jun 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 21A — Press Regulation — Exemplary Damages	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill — Programme Amendment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — (Carry-over)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2012	European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2012	Backbench Business — 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Apr 2012	European Union — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Apr 2012	Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Dec 2011	Backbench Business — Ministerial Statements To Be Made to Parliament First	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion	both	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jun 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Jun 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Allowing Voters to Express a Second Preference When Electing Mayors	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Mar 2011	Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote System — Threshold on Making Result Binding	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote — Threshold for Binding Result	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2011	European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill — Clause 1 — Interest Rate to be Charged on United Kingdom Loans to Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2010	European Union Economic Governance	minority	aye	Rebel
2 Nov 2010	Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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
71%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
75%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
27%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
96%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
23%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
86%	Business and community control of schools: For
75%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
84%	Closed Material Proceedure
81%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
84%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
31%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
19%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
30%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
20%	European Union Integration - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
24%	Fire Safety
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
6%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
1%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
8%	Further devolution to Scotland
17%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
14%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
85%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	HS2 - In Favour
8%	Human Rights and Equality
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
95%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
87%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
84%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
17%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
60%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
40%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
52%	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
20%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
33%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No detention without charge or trial
7%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
17%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84%	Police and Crime Commissioners
12%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
17%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
91%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
34%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
90%	Reduce central funding for local government
30%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
91%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
79%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
90%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
12%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
93%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
92%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
48%	Register of Lobbyists
1%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
1%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
91%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
74%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
8%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
14%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Same Sex Marriage - for
71%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
50%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
25%	Stop climate change
29%	Support current and former armed service members
63%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
71%	Termination of pregnancy - against
91%	Tougher on illegal immigration
87%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
93%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
17%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
21%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Richard Drax MP, South Dorset (24903)

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