Voting Record — Scott Benton MP, Blackpool South (25800)

Scott Benton

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
5 Apr 2023	25 Mar 2024	Independent	no whip	160 votes out of 263, 60.8%	1 time
13 Dec 2019	4 Apr 2023	Con	6 votes out of 650, 0.9%	650 votes out of 762, 85.3%	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	Scott Benton	Independent Vote	Rôle
25 Mar 2024	Stopped being Member, Petitions Committee
Commons	31 Jan 2024	Delegated Legislation — Employment	Majority	none	Free
Commons	31 Jan 2024	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Jan 2024	Miscellaneous	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Jan 2024	Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Jan 2024	Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Deferred Divisions — Immigration	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Deferred Divisions — Immigration	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — New Clause 8 - Return of Individuals due to Serious Criminal Offences	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 9 - Commencement and transitional provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 9 - Commencement and transitional provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 3 - Disapplication of the Human Rights Act 1998	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — New Clause 6 - Changes to the classification of Rwanda as safe	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances	minority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	minority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Dec 2023	Deferred Divisions — Police	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Dec 2023	Deferred Divisions — Retained EU Law Reform	minority	none	Free
Commons	13 Dec 2023	Deferred Divisions — Representation of People (Northern Ireland)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Dec 2023	Finance Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Dec 2023	Finance Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2023	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Programme)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2023	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2023	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Deferred Division — Strikes: Minimum Service Levels	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Title	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Part 3 - Proceeds of crime act 2002	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 87 - Direct marketing for the purposes of democratic engagement	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 18 - Assessment of high risk processing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 12 - Automated decision-making	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 8 - Vexatious or excessive requests by data subjects	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 5 - Lawfulness of processing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Nov 2023	Delegated Legislation — Trade unions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Nov 2023	Delegated Legislation — Trade unions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Nov 2023	Delegated Legislation — Trade Union and Labour Relations	Majority	none	Free
Commons	20 Nov 2023	Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill — New Clause 30 - Contract renewal: variable rate contracts	Majority	none	Free
Commons	20 Nov 2023	Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill — New Clause 29 - Contract renewal: option to opt in	Majority	none	Free
Commons	20 Nov 2023	Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill — Clause 29 - Countervailing benefits exemption	Majority	none	Free
Commons	20 Nov 2023	Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill — Clause 27 - Consideration of representations	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Nov 2023	Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Nov 2023	Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Nov 2023	Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Nov 2023	Economic Growth	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill — Clause 4 - Related prohibition on statements	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill — Clause 3 - Exceptions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill — Clause 3 - Exceptions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill — Clause 3 - Exceptions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 87 - National development policies: meaning	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 70 - Local authorities: hybrid meetings	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Oct 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Clause 272 - Local supply for community energy	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Schedule 7 - Plan making	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 222 - Commencement and transitional provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 214 - Onshore wind development	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 214 - Regeneration of schools and hospitals: register of serious disrepair	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 197 - High street financial services	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Planning application fees	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 123 - Developments affecting ancient woodland	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 87 - Duties in relation to mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change in relation to planning	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 87 - National development management policies: meaning	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 70 - Local authorities to be allowed to meet virtually	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 9 - Non-constituent members of a CCA	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 5 - Levelling Up Fund: round three	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 1 - Statement of levelling-up missions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 1 - Statement of levelling-up missions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 1 - Statement of levelling-up missions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Clause 1 - Statement of levelling-up missions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — After Clause 214 - Power to replace Health and Safety Executive as building safety regulator	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2023	Devolution (Employment) (Scotland)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Sep 2023	Deferred Division — Exiting the European Union	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Sep 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Sep 2023	Procurement Bill [Lords] — Schedule 7 - Discretionary exclusion grounds	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Sep 2023	Delegated Legislation — Police	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Sep 2023	Dangerous Drugs	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Sep 2023	Safety of School Buildings	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Sep 2023	Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill — Clause 18 - Immunity from prosecution	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Part A3 - Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004	tellno	none	Free Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 61 - National Warmer Homes and Businesses Action Plan (No. 2)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 59 - Decarbonised electricity supply by 2030	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 57 - Onshore wind	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 39 - Duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority in respect of off-grid fuels	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 - Prohibition on flaring and venting and enhanced measures to reduce fugitive methane emissions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 187 - Civil recovery: costs of proceedings	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud and money laundering	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 180 - Failure to prevent fraud	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — After Clause 46 - Register of members: information to be included and powers to obtain it	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jul 2023	Delegated Legislation — Customs	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jul 2023	Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill — Clause 18 - Immunity from prosecution	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 60 - Ten-year strategy on refugees and human trafficking	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 60 - Organised immigration crime enforcement	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 58 - Duty to establish safe and legal routes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 21 - Provisions relating to removal and leave	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 10 - Powers of detention	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 10 - Powers of detention	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — After Clause 6 - Restrictions on removal destinations: LGBT and other persons	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 4 - Disregard of certain claims, applications etc	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jul 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Jul 2023	Deferred Division — Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jun 2023	Deferred Division — Education	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jun 2023	Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction	Majority	none	Free
Commons	27 Jun 2023	Opposition Day — Mortgage and Rental Costs	Majority	none	Free
Commons	27 Jun 2023	Opposition Day — Mortgage and Rental Costs	Majority	none	Free
Commons	27 Jun 2023	Schools (Gender and Parental Rights)	minority	none	Free
Commons	26 Jun 2023	National Security Bill — After Clause 14 - Foreign interference in elections: duties on political parties	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Jun 2023	Financial Services and Markets Bill — After Clause 71 - Politically exposed persons: money laundering and terrorist financing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Jun 2023	Financial Services and Markets Bill — Clause 25 - Regulatory principles: Net Zero emissions target	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Jun 2023	Financial Services and Markets Bill — Clause 25 - Regulatory principles: Net Zero emissions target	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — After Clause 16 - Environmental protection	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — After Clause 16 - Environmental protection	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	20 Jun 2023	Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 18 - Lifetime allowance charge abolished	Majority	none	Free
Commons	20 Jun 2023	Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 7 - Statement on efforts to support implementation of the Pillar 2 model rules	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jun 2023	Deferred Division — Animals	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jun 2023	Cost of Living Committee	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Jun 2023	Public Order	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Jun 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Clause 15 - Parliamentary scrutiny	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Jun 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — After Clause 16 - Environmental protection	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jun 2023	Teesworks: Accountability and Scrutiny	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jun 2023	Mental Health Treatment and Support	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jun 2023	Mental Health Treatment and Support	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 May 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Schedule 4 - Regulations: Procedure	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 May 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — After Clause 16 - Environmental protection and food standards	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 May 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Clause 1 - Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 May 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 May 2023	Safety of School Buildings	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 May 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 May 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 May 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 May 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Clause 4 - Extent	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 May 2023	Non-Domestic Rating Bill — Clause 13 - Requirements for ratepayers etc to provide information	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 May 2023	Public Order Act 2023	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 May 2023	Cost of Living	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 May 2023	Cost of Living	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 May 2023	Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill — New Clause 1 - Review	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 May 2023	National Security Bill — After Clause 89 - Duty to update the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament’s memorandum of understanding	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 May 2023	National Security Bill — After Clause 14 - Foreign interference in elections: duties on political parties	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 May 2023	National Security Bill — Clause 28 - The foreign power condition	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Title	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 11 - Powers of detention	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — New Clause 15 - Border Security: Terrorism	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — New Clause 10 - Expedited asylum processing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — New Clause 9 - Accommodation: duty to consult	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Apr 2023	Cost of Living Increases	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Apr 2023	Cost of Living Increases	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Apr 2023	Water Quality: Sewage Discharge	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Apr 2023	Water Quality: Sewage Discharge	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Apr 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 11 - Powers to stop and search without suspicion	Majority	none	Free
House	Date	Subject	Scott Benton	Con Vote	Rôle
8 Mar 2023	Stopped being Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	unknown	Unknown
1 Mar 2023	Became Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee
2 Nov 2022	Became Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee
2 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee
25 Oct 2022	Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Commons	18 Oct 2022	Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	aye	Rebel
11 Oct 2022	Stopped being Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee
12 Jul 2022	Became Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee
Commons	22 Jun 2022	Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services	minority	aye	Rebel
21 Jun 2022	Became Member, Petitions Committee
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
14 Dec 2021	Stopped being Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee
1 Dec 2021	Became Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee
18 Nov 2021	Stopped being Member, Subsidy Control Bill Committee
20 Oct 2021	Became Member, Subsidy Control Bill Committee
6 Jul 2021	Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill Committee
23 Jun 2021	Became Member, Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill Committee
15 Jun 2021	Stopped being Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee
8 Jun 2021	Became Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee
Commons	27 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2020	Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	aye	Rebel
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Northern Ireland 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
83%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
5%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
74%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
98%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
85%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
13%	Easier access to abortion
46%	Employment rights
20%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	Environmental water quality
75%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
24%	European Union Integration - For
12%	Fire Safety
0%	Fixed Term Parliaments
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
7%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
6%	Further devolution to Scotland
9%	Further devolution to Wales
58%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	HS2 - In Favour
0%	Human Rights and Equality
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
10%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
58%	Increase VAT
50%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
2%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Minimum Wage
0%	More funds for social care
23%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	Nuclear power - For
20%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Reduce central funding for local government
13%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
33%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
0%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
100%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
8%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
23%	Stop climate change
28%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
83%	Termination of pregnancy - against
87%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

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Voting Record — Scott Benton MP, Blackpool South (25800)

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