Voting Record — Robert Goodwill MP, Scarborough and Whitby (11804)

Robert Goodwill is currently Member, Liaison Committee (Commons), Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Member, Liaison Committee Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements, Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and Member, Northern Ireland Affairs 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 Con 9 votes out of 861, 1.0% 861 votes out of 1002, 85.9% 5 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 6 votes out of 427, 1.4% 427 votes out of 463, 92.2% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 403, 0.0% 403 votes out of 467, 86.3% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 5 votes out of 1064, 0.5% 1064 votes out of 1239, 85.9% 33 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 16 votes out of 910, 1.8% 910 votes out of 1288, 70.7% 28 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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HouseDateSubjectRobert GoodwillCon VoteRôle
Commons21 Feb 2024Ceasefire in Gaza minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Jun 2023Mental Health Treatment and Support tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons25 Apr 2023Cost of Living Increases tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons25 Apr 2023Water Quality: Sewage Discharge tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityunknown Unknown
Commons11 Jan 2023NHS: Long-term Strategy tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons18 Oct 2022Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityaye Rebel
11 Jul 2022Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
25 May 2022Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
25 May 2022Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
25 May 2022Became Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
25 May 2022Became Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
26 Jan 2022Stopped being Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee
19 Jan 2022Became Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee
4 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Nationality and Borders Bill Committee
Commons22 Oct 2021Motion to Sit in Private bothno Rebel
15 Sep 2021Became Member, Nationality and Borders Bill Committee
24 Jun 2021Stopped being Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
12 May 2021Became Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Commons27 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
10 Nov 2020Became Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Commons9 Sep 2020Replacement of Coronavirus Support Schemes With More Targeted Assistance tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons24 Jun 2020Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityaye Rebel
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
HouseDateSubjectRobert GoodwillCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
25 Jul 2019Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples minorityaye Rebel
8 Apr 2019Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
5 Mar 2019Became The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons12 Dec 2018Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority — Appointment of Richard Lloyd as Member minorityaye Rebel
5 Mar 2018Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
22 Jan 2018Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
9 Jan 2018Stopped being Minister of State (Education),
12 Jun 2017Became Minister of State (Education),
11 Jun 2017Stopped being The Minister for Immigration,
HouseDateSubjectRobert GoodwillCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
15 Jul 2016Became The Minister for Immigration,
15 Jul 2016Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport),
HouseDateSubjectRobert GoodwillCon VoteRôle
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Fiddling Allowances Should Trigger New Election bothaye Rebel
7 Oct 2013Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport),
7 Oct 2013Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
Commons13 Sep 2013Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
Commons6 Sep 2013Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2012Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
6 Sep 2012Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
6 Sep 2012Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons13 Jul 2012Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Apr 2012Finance Bill — Clause 8 and Schedule 1 — Child Benefit Recovery from those with an income of over £50K tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Apr 2012Finance Bill 2012 — Schedule 1 — Income Threshold for Recovery of Child Benefit tellnono Teller
Commons19 Apr 2012Finance Bill — Clause 4 — Phasing Out of Additional Tax Free Income Tax Allowance for Those Aged 65 or over tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Mar 2012Backbench Business — Indexation of Occupational Pensions tellnono Teller
Commons8 Dec 2011Opposition Day — Public Sector Pensions tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2011Energy Bill — Clause 42 — Energy Efficiency Requirement for Landlords of Private Rental Properties tellnono Teller
Commons8 Sep 2011Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Parliamentary Approval of General Election Date — Committee to Review Operation tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Sep 2011Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 2011Sovereign Grant Bill — Clause 7 — Review Sovereign Grant Caluculation If Crown Estate Income Rises Faster than GDP tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2011Finance Bill — Clause 73 — Financial Transaction Tax tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jul 2011Finance Bill — Clause 73 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses tellnono Teller
Commons23 Jun 2011Establishment of Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jun 2011Employment Opportunities Bill — Second Reading — Removal of Restrictions on Foreign Nationals Working — Allow Opt-Out from Minimum Wage tellnono Teller
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Allowing Voters to Express a Second Preference When Electing Mayors tellnono Teller
Commons31 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 142 — Directions Releated to Prohibited Actvitity in Parliament Square tellnono Teller
Commons31 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 140 — Police Conditions on Public Assemblies — Retrospective tellnono Teller
Commons18 Mar 2011United Kingdom Parliamentary Sovereignty Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2011Business of the House — Closure of Debate — Scrutiny of EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jan 2011National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 4 — Regional Exclusions from National Insurance Exemption for New Businesses tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jan 2011National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 3 — Increased product of additional rates to be paid into National Insurance Fund tellnono Teller
Commons22 Nov 2010Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill — Clause 2 — Repeal of Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009 tellnono Teller
Commons8 Nov 2010Finance (No.2) Bill — New Clause 2 — Independent taxation and family benefits tellnono Teller
Commons9 Sep 2010UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business) tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Sep 2010UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business) tellnono Teller
Commons22 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Capital Investment in Additional Academies Only Where Existing Schools Have No Need For It —rejected tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Clause 6 — Pension Annuities — Treatment of persons at age 75 tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Power to Repeal High Income Excess Relief Charge tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Pensions — Report Prior to Repeal of High Income Excess Relief Charge tellnono Teller
12 May 2010Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
6 May 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
HouseDateSubjectRobert GoodwillCon VoteRôle
Commons6 Jan 2010Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
3 Jul 2007Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
3 Jul 2007Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons29 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — Historic Counties, Towns and Villages (Traffic Signs and Mapping) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — The national concession tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Review of reimbursement arrangements tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jun 2007Rating (Empty Properties) Bill — zero rating of places used for community benefit tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jun 2007Rating (Empty Properties Bill) — chargeable amounts tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Jun 2007Rating (Empty Properties) Bill — exemptions tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 May 2007Opposition Day — [12th allotted day] — Secretary of State for Health tellnono Teller
Commons23 May 2007Opposition Day — [12th allotted day] — Secretary of State for Health tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 May 2007Opposition Day — [12th allotted day] — Scottish Parliamentary Elections tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 May 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 81 — Criminal investigations: powers of Revenue and Customs tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 May 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 67 — Abolition of contributions relief for life assurance premium contributions tellnono Teller
Commons27 Apr 2007Streetscape and Highways Design Bill — To be read a Second Time tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Apr 2007Orders of the Day — Health and Safety (Offences) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons24 Apr 2007Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Local Government tellnono Teller
Commons24 Apr 2007Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Local Government tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Apr 2007Point of Order — Opposition Day — Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Apr 2007Orders of the Day — Finance Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2007Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2007Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: Northern Ireland tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Commencement of section 43 of the criminal justice act 2003 tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 13 — Application by defendants for certain fraud cases to be conducted without a jury (no. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 5 — Conditions to be satisfied (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
11 Dec 2006Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
Commons30 Nov 2006Business of the House — Hague Programme tellnono Teller
Commons29 Nov 2006European Community Documents — European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme tellnono Teller
Commons29 Nov 2006Orders of the Day — Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons23 Nov 2006Orders of the Day — Home Affairs and Transport tellayeaye Teller
8 Nov 2006Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2006Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs tellnono Teller
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees minorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Transport 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.

AgreementPolicy
71% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
94% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
8% 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
100% Closed Material Proceedure
87% Coalition Programme for Government - For
81% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
75% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
81% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
100% Employee Shareholder Status
48% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
22% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
28% European Union Integration - For
96% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
49% Fixed Term Parliaments
8% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
76% Fully Elected House of Lords
23% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
9% Further devolution to Scotland
17% Further devolution to Wales
28% Gambling - Against permissiveness
94% GP Commissioning in the NHS
14% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
86% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
36% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
39% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% HS2 - In Favour
21% Human Rights and Equality
25% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
82% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
93% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
77% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
39% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
14% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
58% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
22% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0% Mansion Tax
64% 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
31% Minimum Wage
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
33% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
99% Nuclear power - For
21% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
17% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Police and Crime Commissioners
0% Post office - in favour of Government policy
100% Post office closures - against
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
69% Promote Occupational Pensions
26% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
85% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
100% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
90% Reduce central funding for local government
89% 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
72% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
62% Register of Lobbyists
1% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
53% 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
87% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
87% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
10% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36% Right to strike
15% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
52% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
70% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
28% Stop climate change
27% Support current and former armed service members
52% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
80% Termination of pregnancy - against
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
87% 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
99% University Tuition Fees - For
96% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
7% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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