Sarah Teather

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Brent Central

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.

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Sarah Teather 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 17 Oct 2014: Sarah Teather was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill Show vote
  • On 5 Jul 2013: Sarah Teather was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill — Second Reading Show vote
  • On 24 Oct 2011: Sarah Teather voted against a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union Show vote
  • On 1 Feb 2011: Sarah Teather 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 22 Nov 2013: Sarah Teather 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: Sarah Teather was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — EU Referendum Show vote
  • On 5 Mar 2008: Sarah Teather was absent for a vote on Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected Show vote
  • On 5 Mar 2008: Sarah Teather was absent for a vote on Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected Show vote
  • On 4 Mar 2008: Sarah Teather voted for a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union (EU) 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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