How Boris Johnson voted on Social Issues #

• Generally voted for equal gay rights Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 11 absences, between 2001–2019
• Generally voted against smoking bans Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2006
• Consistently voted against the hunting ban Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2004
• Has never voted on allowing marriage between two people of same sex
• Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2019
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

Last updated: 18 July 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Almost always voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2002–2015
• Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2002–2003
• Almost always voted for investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2003–2016
• Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 64 votes against, 42 absences, between 2008–2019
• Almost always voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2008–2016
• Generally voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 2 votes for, 14 votes against, 4 absences, between 2016–2020
• Almost always voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 21 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2019
• Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015

Last updated: 7 January 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• Has never voted on reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
• 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, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 19 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016

Last updated: 8 May 2018. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Consistently voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2018
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on increasing the rate of VAT. Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2019
• Generally voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2017
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2017
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on encouraging occupational pensions. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2004
• Consistently voted against higher taxes on banks Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2015–2018
• Generally voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2017
• Generally voted for reducing capital gains tax Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016

Last updated: 25 June 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Business and the Economy #

• Almost always voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2016–2018
• Has never voted on new high speed rail infrastructure

Last updated: 15 July 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Health #

• Voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2019
• Almost always voted against introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, in 2003
• Generally voted against smoking bans Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2006
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

Last updated: 23 October 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Education #

• Almost always voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2006
• Consistently voted for academy schools Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 3 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2004–2017

Last updated: 29 June 2017. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2019
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 7 absences, between 2003–2016
• Voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2019
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2007–2016
• Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes 0 votes for, 17 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2018
• Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 0 votes for, 23 votes against, 9 absences, between 2017–2018
• Voted a mixture of for and against more powers for local councils Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 10 absences, between 2016–2018
• 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
• Generally voted against a lower voting age Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2004–2016

Last updated: 20 March 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Home Affairs #

• Generally voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 21 absences, between 2002–2020
• Generally voted against introducing ID cards Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 12 absences, between 2005–2006
• Consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, 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

Last updated: 8 January 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Environmental Issues #

• Almost always voted against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 6 absences, between 2004–2019
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2017
• Has never voted on financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods
• Voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2015
• Has never voted on new high speed rail infrastructure

Last updated: 24 October 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Transport #

• Generally voted against greater public control of bus services Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2017
• Generally voted against a publicly owned railway system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016

Last updated: 31 October 2017. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Housing #

• Almost always voted for phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted for charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016

Last updated: 3 May 2016. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Boris Johnson voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Generally voted for greater regulation of gambling Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2005–2008
• Generally voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 2 votes for, 45 votes against, 1 abstention, 16 absences, between 2001–2008
• Has never voted on requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Boris Johnson’s position on restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents. Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2018

Last updated: 5 September 2018. Please share these votes responsibly.

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