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Rory Stewart

Former Independent MP for Penrith and The Border

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Voting summaries

MPs have many roles, but one of the most important is that they make decisions. These decisions shape the laws that govern us, and can affect every aspect of how we live our lives. One of the ways MPs make decisions is by voting.

On TheyWorkForYou, we create voting summaries that group a set of decisions together, show how an MP has generally voted on a set of related votes, and if they differ from their party.

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Voting records for MPs who change parties / have whip withdrawn

This MP has either become an independent MP, changed parties, or had the party whip withdrawn over the course of their time in Parliament. In the votes below they are compared to their original party (Conservative).

Rory Stewart’s voting in Parliament

Rory Stewart was previously a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues would have followed instructions from their party and voted the same way as Conservative MPs.

However, Rory Stewart sometimes differs from Conservative MPs, such as:

How Rory Stewart voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

How Rory Stewart voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

How Rory Stewart voted on Housing #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

How Rory Stewart voted on Taxation and Employment #

For votes held while they were in office:

Last updated: 12 March 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Rory Stewart voted on Environmental Issues #

For votes held while they were in office:

Last updated: 20 February 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Rory Stewart voted on Social Issues #

For votes held while they were in office:

Last updated: 1 March 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Rory Stewart voted on Education #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

How Rory Stewart voted on Health #

For votes held while they were in office:

Last updated: 7 March 2023. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Rory Stewart voted on Transport #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

How Rory Stewart voted on Welfare, Benefits and Pensions #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

How Rory Stewart voted on Constitutional Reform #

For votes held while they were in office:

Last updated: 16 January 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Rory Stewart voted on Home Affairs #

For votes held while they were in office:

Last updated: 25 March 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Rory Stewart voted on Business and the Economy #

For votes held while they were in office:

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

More on their full voting record on Public Whip

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

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

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

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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