Voting Record — Tommy Sheppard MP, Edinburgh East (25341)

Tommy Sheppard is currently Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland),

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 549, 0.0% 549 votes out of 1002, 54.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 SNP 0 votes out of 315, 0.0% 315 votes out of 463, 68.0% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 SNP 0 votes out of 307, 0.0% 307 votes out of 467, 65.7% 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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HouseDateSubjectTommy SheppardSNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
4 Sep 2023Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland),
12 Dec 2022Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs),
1 Mar 2021Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
1 Feb 2021Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs),
1 Feb 2021Stopped being Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons,
9 Mar 2020Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
7 Jan 2020Became Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons,
7 Jan 2020Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland),
7 Jan 2020Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords),
7 Jan 2020Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
HouseDateSubjectTommy SheppardSNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
20 Jun 2017Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland),
20 Jun 2017Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords),
HouseDateSubjectTommy SheppardSNP VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Committee on Standards
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Committee of Privileges
28 Oct 2015Became Member, Committee of Privileges
9 Sep 2015Became Member, Committee on Standards
20 May 2015Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),

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
29% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
23% Academy Schools - for
65% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
8% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
8% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
4% Asylum System - More strict
16% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
61% Employment rights
0% Encourage and incentivise saving
79% Energy Prices - More Affordable
2% English Votes on English Laws etc.
30% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
84% European Union Integration - For
50% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
67% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
75% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
91% Further devolution to Scotland
84% Further devolution to Wales
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
96% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
0% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
95% Higher taxes on banks
0% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
50% HS2 - In Favour
93% Human Rights and Equality
17% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
34% 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
46% 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
29% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
50% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
100% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0% Nuclear power - For
75% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
76% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
83% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
15% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
55% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Reduce capital gains tax
48% Reduce central funding for local government
11% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50% Regulate letting agent fees
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
1% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
8% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50% Retain funds from council house sales locally
50% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
96% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
83% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% State control of bus services
73% Stop climate change
72% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29% Termination of pregnancy - against
9% Tougher on illegal immigration
8% 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
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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