How David Amess voted on Social Issues #

• Generally voted against equal gay rights Show votes 1 vote for, 20 votes against, 6 absences, between 1999–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 4 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2002–2015
• Consistently voted for the hunting ban Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2003–2004
• Almost always voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2014
• Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 2 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 1997–2015

How David Amess voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Almost always voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 8 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2002–2015
• Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003
• Generally voted for investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 12 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2003–2016
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 21 votes for, 55 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2017
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 9 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2016
• Almost always voted against strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2012
• Almost always voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, 5 absences, between 2016–2017
• Almost always voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 2 absences, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2014–2015

How David Amess voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 13 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2012
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 43 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2012–2016
• Almost always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014

How David Amess voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Generally voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 17 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 13 votes for, 5 votes against, 8 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 9 votes for, 4 votes against, 9 absences, between 2010–2017
• Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 4 votes for, 5 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2015
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Almost always voted against a banker’s bonus tax Show votes 1 vote for, 13 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2015
• Generally voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes 6 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2011–2015
• Generally voted against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2013
• Almost always voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2013
• Consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2017
• Consistently voted for reducing capital gains tax Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016

How David Amess voted on Business and the Economy #

• Almost always voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 20 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2010–2016
• Generally voted against measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 2013–2017
• Generally voted against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2014
• Has never voted on new high speed rail infrastructure

How David Amess voted on Health #

• Consistently voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2011–2012
• Consistently voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2012
• Almost always voted against introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, in 2003
• Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 4 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2002–2015
• Consistently voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 1997–2015

How David Amess voted on Education #

• Almost always voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes 23 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 1998–2014
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for academy schools Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2016
• Has never voted on ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 4 votes for, 10 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2017

How David Amess voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 8 absences, between 2007–2009
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Almost always voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2003–2016
• Consistently voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2013
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2014
• Almost always voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 7 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2016
• Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes 0 votes for, 13 votes against, 6 absences, between 2014–2017
• Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 22 absences, between 2011–2015
• Generally voted against more powers for local councils Show votes 9 votes for, 27 votes against, 13 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted for a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015
• Almost always voted against a lower voting age Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2016

How David Amess voted on Home Affairs #

• Generally voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 17 absences, between 2002–2016
• Consistently voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2009
• Almost always voted against introducing ID cards Show votes 1 vote for, 18 votes against, 5 absences, between 2004–2006
• Generally voted for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2012
• Almost always voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2009–2016
• Almost always voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016

How David Amess voted on Environmental Issues #

• Voted a mixture of for and against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 13 votes for, 14 votes against, 4 absences, between 2000–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 4 votes for, 5 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013
• Generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2015
• Has never voted on new high speed rail infrastructure

How David Amess voted on Transport #

• Almost always voted against greater public control of bus services Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
• Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 4 votes for, 5 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2013
• Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted against a publicly owned railway system Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014–2016

How David Amess voted on Housing #

• Consistently voted for phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016

How David Amess voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of gambling Show votes 5 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, between 2005–2014
• Consistently voted for capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 5 votes for, 49 votes against, 16 absences, between 2001–2010
• Generally voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2009–2011
• Almost always voted against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted for restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014
• Consistently voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012–2013
• Generally voted for a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2013
• Almost always voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013
• Generally voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2014
• Generally voted for the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Show votes 45 votes for, 10 votes against, 26 absences, between 2010–2015

More on their full voting record on Public Whip

Note for journalists and researchers: The data on this page may be used freely, on condition that TheyWorkForYou.com is cited as the source.

For an explanation of the vote descriptions please see the FAQ entries on vote descriptions and how the voting record is decided