Voting Record — Robert Buckland MP, South Swindon (24843)

Robert Buckland

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 30 May 2024 Con 30 votes out of 830, 3.6% 830 votes out of 1069, 77.6% 1 time
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 5 votes out of 426, 1.2% 426 votes out of 463, 92.0% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 411, 0.0% 411 votes out of 467, 88.0% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 18 votes out of 1078, 1.7% 1078 votes out of 1239, 87.0% 1 time

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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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HouseDateSubjectRobert BucklandCon VoteRôle
30 May 2024Stopped being Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
30 May 2024Stopped being Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
30 May 2024Stopped being Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
30 May 2024Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons22 Apr 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — After Clause 5 - Exemption for agents, allies and employees of the UK Overseas minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Apr 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — After Clause 5 - Exemption for agents, allies and employees of the UK Overseas minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Apr 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — After Clause 5 - Exemption for agents, allies and employees of the UK Overseas minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — After Clause 5 - Removals to Rwanda under the Illegal Migration Act 2023 minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — After Clause 5 - Removals to Rwanda under the Illegal Migration Act 2023 minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2024Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction minorityaye Rebel
31 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee
24 Jan 2024Became Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee
Commons16 Jan 2024Scotland (Self-Determination) tellnono Teller
19 Dec 2023Became Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Commons4 Dec 2023Victims and Prisoners Bill — New Clause 27 - Compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
28 Nov 2023Became Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
28 Nov 2023Became Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
28 Nov 2023Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
28 Nov 2023Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons25 Oct 2023Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2023Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Sep 2023Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud and money laundering minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Sep 2023Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Sep 2023Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 58 - Duty to establish safe and legal routes minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 21 - Provisions relating to removal and leave minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 10 - Powers of detention minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 6 - Restrictions on removal destinations: LGBT and other persons minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 58 - Duty to establish safe and legal routes minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 21 - Provisions relating to removal and leave minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 10 - Powers of detention minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 10 - Powers of detention minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2023Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 6 - Restrictions on removal destinations: LGBT persons minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jun 2023Deferred Division — Animals minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Jun 2023Committee on Standards Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2022Asylum Seekers (Removal to Safe Countries) Majorityaye Rebel
8 Nov 2022Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
25 Oct 2022Stopped being The Secretary of State for Wales,
7 Jul 2022Became The Secretary of State for Wales,
Commons26 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill — Before Clause 11 — Asylum Seekers — Permission to Work minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Apr 2022Nationality and Borders Bill — After Clause 12 — Changes to the Immigration Act 1971 — Asylum Applicants — Right to Work minorityaye Rebel
3 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee
2 Nov 2021Became Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee
15 Sep 2021Stopped being The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
HouseDateSubjectRobert BucklandCon VoteRôle
24 Jul 2019Became The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ,
24 Jul 2019Stopped being The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice,
Commons19 Jun 2019Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill — Clause 2 — The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body — Corporate Social Responsibility Including Blacklisting Majorityno Rebel
9 May 2019Became The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice,
9 May 2019Stopped being The Solicitor-General,
Commons1 Apr 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (C) Customs Union minorityno Rebel
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 (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019 Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectRobert BucklandCon VoteRôle
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HouseDateSubjectRobert BucklandCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
24 Nov 2014Stopped being Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
11 Sep 2014Stopped being Member, Committee on Standards
11 Sep 2014Stopped being Member, Committee of Privileges
8 Sep 2014Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
15 Jul 2014Became The Solicitor-General,
10 Jun 2014Became Member, Justice Committee
Commons13 May 2014Prohibition of Unpaid Internships tellayeno Rebel Teller
10 Mar 2014Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
10 Mar 2014Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Commons5 Mar 2014Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jan 2014Immigration Bill — New Clause 15 — Exemptions to Automatic Deportation of Criminals on Human Rights Grounds Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 16 — Review Civil Partnerships Following Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
11 Feb 2013Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
11 Feb 2013Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
7 Jan 2013Stopped being Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
7 Jan 2013Became Member, Committee on Standards
7 Jan 2013Became Member, Committee of Privileges
12 Dec 2012Became Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties minorityno Rebel
12 Mar 2012Stopped being Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
8 Nov 2011Stopped being Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
14 Jul 2011Became Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
6 Dec 2010Became Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons1 Dec 2010Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections minorityno Rebel
18 Nov 2010Became Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Justice Committee
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel

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
43% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
16% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
82% Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
64% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
84% Asylum System - More strict
100% Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
12% 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
92% Closed Material Proceedure
88% Coalition Programme for Government - For
75% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
83% 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
56% 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
33% European Union Integration - For
88% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
24% Fire Safety
63% Fixed Term Parliaments
15% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72% Free Market Within United Kingdom
25% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
9% Further devolution to Scotland
10% 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
93% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
17% Homosexuality - Equal rights
94% HS2 - In Favour
30% Human Rights and Equality
36% Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
17% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
85% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100% Increase the state pension age
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
88% Localise Council Tax Support
57% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
58% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
87% Mass Retention of Communications Data
59% 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
15% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
25% More funds for social care
28% 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
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
20% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92% Police and Crime Commissioners
18% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
85% Reduce central funding for local government
50% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
88% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
89% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0% Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
70% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
96% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
83% Register of Lobbyists
0% Regulate letting agent fees
63% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
25% 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
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
82% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
16% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
13% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
24% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
75% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
26% Stop climate change
26% Support current and former armed service members
63% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
43% Termination of pregnancy - against
89% Tougher on illegal immigration
96% Trade Unions - Restrict
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
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
29% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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