How Douglas Carswell voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Voted a mixture of for and against fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2014.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2017.
• Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 13 absences, between 2014–2017.
• Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 1 vote for, 14 votes against, 18 absences, between 2011–2015.
• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 10 absences, between 2007–2009.
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted a mixture of for and against more powers for local councils Show votes 12 votes for, 13 votes against, 24 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016.
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Almost always 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.
• Generally voted against a lower voting age Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016.
• Generally voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 3 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013–2016.
• Has never voted on a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2015.
• Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016.
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2016.

Last updated: 14 March 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Environmental Issues #

• Generally voted for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2013.
• Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2015.
• Voted a mixture of for and against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 6 votes for, 7 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2016.
• Generally voted against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013.
• Consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.
• Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2014.
• Generally voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013–2016.
• Generally voted for culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Almost always voted for restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2014.
• Consistently voted for capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Generally voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2013.
• Generally voted against greater regulation of gambling Show votes 4 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2005–2014.
• Generally voted against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014–2016.
• Consistently voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012–2013.
• Consistently voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2014.
• Almost always voted against a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, in 2013.
• Generally voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 4 votes for, 15 votes against, 5 absences, between 2005–2010.
• Generally voted for the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Show votes 59 votes for, 7 votes against, 14 absences, between 2010–2015.
• Consistently voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2009–2011.

Last updated: 26 April 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2010–2011.
• Generally voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2011–2015.
• Generally voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 16 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 10 votes for, 4 votes against, 8 absences, between 2010–2017.
• Voted a mixture of for and against reducing capital gains tax Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 12 absences, between 2010–2015.
• Has never voted on more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 12 absences, between 2008–2017.
• Generally voted against a banker’s bonus tax Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2015.
• Generally voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2014.
• Consistently voted against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2013.
• Generally 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 lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2013.
• Consistently voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012–2013.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Housing #

• Has never voted on charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2015–2016.
• Voted for phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016.

Last updated: 3 May 2016. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Home Affairs #

• Has never voted on merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Has never voted on mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 10 absences, between 2005–2016.
• Consistently voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2009.
• Generally voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2014–2016.
• Almost always voted for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
• Consistently voted against introducing ID cards Show votes 0 votes for, 14 votes against, between 2005–2006.
• Generally voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2015–2016.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Transport #

• Voted against a publicly owned railway system Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Generally voted for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2013.
• Has never voted on greater public control of bus services Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Consistently voted against slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013.
• Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2014.

Last updated: 21 September 2021. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Generally voted against strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2012.
• Almost always voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 2 absences, between 2016–2017.
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2007–2016.
• Generally voted for investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2006–2016.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 4 votes for, 62 votes against, 23 absences, between 2008–2017.
• Generally voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 1 vote for, 14 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2017.
• Almost always voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2016.
• Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015.
• Generally voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2015.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Business and the Economy #

• Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 5 votes for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2014.
• Generally voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2013–2017.
• Generally voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013–2016.
• Generally voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 15 votes for, 2 votes against, 9 absences, between 2010–2016.

Last updated: 8 December 2021. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Health #

• 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.
• Consistently voted against smoking bans Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2006–2015.
• 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.
• 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. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• 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, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2014.
• Generally 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, 8 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.
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014.
• Generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 35 votes for, 0 votes against, 20 absences, between 2012–2016.
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Education #

• Generally voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2006–2014.
• Voted a mixture of for and against academy schools Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Consistently voted for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

Last updated: 21 February 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Douglas Carswell voted on Social Issues #

• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 11 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014.
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015.
• Consistently voted against smoking bans Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2006–2015.
• Consistently voted against equal gay rights Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2014.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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