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Recent Votes
This page shows Keith Vaz's most recent 20 votes.
For each vote you can see the vote in the context of the debate.
If they spoke in the same section as the vote, links to the speeches will be listed under the vote.
You can also see more analysis of individual votes through TheyWorkForYou Votes.
For a longer-term view of Keith Vaz's voting across different policy areas,
see their voting summary.
31 Oct 2019
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On 31 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Draft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 — Data Matching — Paperless Process
29 Oct 2019
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On 29 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Early Parliamentary General Election Bill — Third Reading
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On 29 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Early Parliamentary General Election Bill — Clause 1 — Election Date — 9 vs 12 December
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On 29 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Business of the House — Arrangements for Consideration of the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill — Enable Opposition Amendments to be Made
28 Oct 2019
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On 28 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Early Parliamentary General Election
24 Oct 2019
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On 24 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted against expressing support for Conservative government's programme of legislation as set out in the Queen's Speech, prioritising leaving the European Union by the 31st of October 2019.
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On 24 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union
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On 24 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted in favour of a motion calling on the Government "to rebuild the economy so that it works in the interest of the many, not just handing out rewards to those at the top" and to bring forward "a green industrial revolution to decarbonise the economy and boost economic growth".
23 Oct 2019
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On 23 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted against empowering GPs to commission services, against a strong Care Quality Commission, to abolish Healthwatch England and to reverse a decision to seek to cut admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 23 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019
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On 23 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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On 23 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
22 Oct 2019
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On 22 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted against completing their consideration of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill within three sitting days.
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On 22 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted against proposed arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union including a default position of retaining European Union law during, and beyond, an implementation period ending on 31 December 2020.
19 Oct 2019
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On 19 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted to withhold approval of the agreement with the EU on arrangements for the UK's withdrawal from the union unless and until it is implemented in UK law.
17 Oct 2019
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On 17 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz voted to permit amendments, if selected by the Speaker, to be moved and voted on during a planned sitting of MPs on Saturday 19 October.
15 Oct 2019
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On 15 Oct 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Draft Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 — Transfer of Powers from EU to UK on Exit
26 Sep 2019
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On 26 Sep 2019:
Keith Vaz voted against adjourning the House of Commons for a period covering the Conservative Party Conference.
9 Sep 2019
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On 9 Sep 2019:
Keith Vaz was absent for a vote on Early Parliamentary General Election
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On 9 Sep 2019:
Keith Vaz voted to require the provision of certain information relating to both the suspension of Parliament and contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
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