Ian Mearns

Labour MP for Gateshead

@IanMearnsMP

Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU

There have been a number of votes in Parliament on if there should be a national referendum on the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union.

Photo: tristam sparks

Ian Mearns voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Major votes

  • On 7 Sep 2015: Ian Mearns voted for a referendum to be held on if the UK should remain a member of the EU. Show vote
  • On 9 Jun 2015: Ian Mearns was absent for a vote on European Union Referendum Bill — Decline Second Reading Show vote
  • On 9 Jun 2015: Ian Mearns voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. Show vote
  • On 17 Oct 2014: Ian Mearns was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill Show vote
  • On 5 Jul 2013: Ian Mearns was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill — Second Reading Show vote
  • On 24 Oct 2011: Ian Mearns voted against a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union Show vote
  • On 1 Feb 2011: Ian Mearns was absent for a vote on European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers Show vote

Scoring Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

Minor votes

  • On 29 Feb 2016: Ian Mearns voted to set the date of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU as the 23rd of June 2016, and to set other dates relevant to the regulation of the referendum. Show vote
  • On 22 Nov 2013: Ian Mearns was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU on 23 October 2014 Show vote
  • On 15 May 2013: Ian Mearns voted not to express regret that the Government had not included proposals for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in their legislative programme. Show vote

Informative Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

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