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.

You can read more about our process, the kinds of votes we include, how we compare MPs to parties, and why we think this is important.

Below are summaries of how Christian Wakeford has voted on key issues, grouped by policy area (randomly ordered).

This page shows relevant votes while Christian Wakeford has been in Parliament, you can also view a summary just for the current Parliament.

Christian Wakeford’s voting in Parliament

Christian Wakeford 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, Christian Wakeford sometimes differs from Conservative MPs, such as:

• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Generally voted for more powers for local councils Show votes 1 vote for, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted for coordinated border security, new immigration crime offences, and scrapping the Rwanda deportation scheme (Border Security Bill) Show votes 3 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for reducing (for some kinds of offenders) the minimum detention requirement before release to reduce pressure on prison capacity. Show votes 3 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for nationalising teacher pay and the curriculum for academies, tightening child-protection duties, free breakfast clubs (Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill). Show votes 2 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for creating a new regulator for English Football Show votes 3 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted for increasing stamp duty Show votes 2 votes for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for more rights for tenants and regulation on landlords Show votes 2 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for means-testing/removing universality on winter fuel payments for pensioners Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for reducing the health top-up for new universal credit claims, while increasing the rate of UC standard allowance. Show votes 3 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 8 votes against, between 2022 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
• Consistently voted for increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes 4 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for increasing in employers' national insurance contributions Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for increasing capital gains tax Show votes 4 votes for, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for charging VAT on private school fees Show votes 3 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for measures that increased LGBT+ rights and social equality. Show votes 2 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 1 vote for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against. 🗳️ This policy contains a free vote (learn more).
• Consistently voted for shifting the balance of employment rights towards employees Show votes 3 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 2 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, in 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Tended to vote against (alignment score: 38%) a stricter asylum system Show votes 8 votes for, 13 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
• Voted for creating a publically owned energy investment company (Great British Energy) Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for speeding up nationwide infrastructure consents and opposing local veto powers over large energy schemes Show votes 2 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Voted for a publicly owned railway system Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for increasing local council power over bus services Show votes 1 vote for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Generally voted for reducing the maximum amount an individual may be required to contribute to their social care costs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

In the last year, Christian Wakeford has an alignment score of 98% with other MPs of their party (over 323 votes). Find out more.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Constitutional Reform #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote against, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Voted against a lower voting age Show votes 1 vote against, in 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote against, in 2020. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted for more powers for local councils Show votes 1 vote for, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted against fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 3 votes against, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes 2 votes against, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2020 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted against more powers for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland Show votes 3 votes against, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for photographic voter identification at polling stations Show votes 4 votes for, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Generally voted for approving reports and recommendations made by the Standards Committee Show votes 2 votes for, 2 agreements, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.

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

How Christian Wakeford voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 6 votes against, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Tended to vote against (alignment score: 31%) strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 4 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted for coordinated border security, new immigration crime offences, and scrapping the Rwanda deportation scheme (Border Security Bill) Show votes 3 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

Last updated: 12 May 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Justice #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Consistently voted for reducing (for some kinds of offenders) the minimum detention requirement before release to reduce pressure on prison capacity. Show votes 3 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for proscribing Palestine Action, Maniacs Murder Cult, and Russian Imperial Movement as terrorist groups Show votes 1 vote for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.

Last updated: 2 July 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Education #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Consistently voted for nationalising teacher pay and the curriculum for academies, tightening child-protection duties, free breakfast clubs (Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill). Show votes 2 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

Last updated: 18 March 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Business and the Economy #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Consistently voted against reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 2 votes against, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 2 votes for, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Generally voted against requiring imported goods to meet domestic standards Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted for creating a new regulator for English Football Show votes 3 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.

Last updated: 8 July 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Housing #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Generally voted against stronger fire safety measures Show votes 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted against more proscriptive planning laws Show votes 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against.
• Voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%) landlords paying for the costs of building safety works Show votes 4 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for increasing stamp duty Show votes 2 votes for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for more rights for tenants and regulation on landlords Show votes 2 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

Last updated: 14 January 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Welfare, Benefits and Pensions #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Tended to vote for (alignment score: 67%) increasing the state pension age Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Voted for means-testing/removing universality on winter fuel payments for pensioners Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for more powers to investigate welfare fraud, including requiring banks to monitor accounts of welfare recipients Show votes 1 vote for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs no data available.
• Consistently voted for reducing the health top-up for new universal credit claims, while increasing the rate of UC standard allowance. Show votes 3 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.

Last updated: 9 July 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Taxation and Employment #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Consistently voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 4 votes against, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 8 votes against, between 2022 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
• Generally voted against higher taxes on banks Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for higher taxes specifically to fund health and social care Show votes 4 votes for, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Consistently voted for increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes 4 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for increasing stamp duty Show votes 2 votes for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for increasing in employers' national insurance contributions Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for increasing capital gains tax Show votes 4 votes for, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for charging VAT on private school fees Show votes 3 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

Last updated: 25 March 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Social Issues #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Voted for smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 42%).
• Consistently voted for measures that increased LGBT+ rights and social equality. Show votes 2 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 1 vote against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 1 vote for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against. 🗳️ This policy contains a free vote (learn more).
• Consistently voted for shifting the balance of employment rights towards employees Show votes 3 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

Last updated: 20 June 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Environmental Issues #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 44%) measures to prevent climate change Show votes 7 votes for, 9 votes against, between 2020 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.
• Consistently voted for financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 2 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, in 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Generally voted for the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU Show votes 1 vote for, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 54%).
• Consistently voted against improving biodiversity Show votes 7 votes against, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted against improving air quality Show votes 5 votes against, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted against improving environmental water quality Show votes 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes 4 votes for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for measures to encourage purchase and use of electric vehicles Show votes 3 votes for, 1 agreement, between 2021 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.

Last updated: 2 April 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Home Affairs #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Tended to vote against (alignment score: 38%) a stricter asylum system Show votes 8 votes for, 13 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
• Voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%) stronger laws and enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 8 votes for, 8 votes against, 2 absences, between 2020 and 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for.
• Consistently voted for authorising criminal conduct by undercover officers and covert sources Show votes 3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Consistently voted for making it easier to remove those trespassing on land with an intent to reside there Show votes 4 votes for, in 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Tended to vote for (alignment score: 60%) making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.

Last updated: 22 May 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Voted for capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 1 vote for, in 2020. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Generally voted for the free movement of goods, and mutual recognition of qualifications, within the United Kingdom Show votes 10 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for.
• Voted for creating a publically owned energy investment company (Great British Energy) Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for speeding up nationwide infrastructure consents and opposing local veto powers over large energy schemes Show votes 2 votes for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against.

Last updated: 10 June 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Transport #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Voted for a publicly owned railway system Show votes 1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Voted for increasing local council power over bus services Show votes 1 vote for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.

Last updated: 10 September 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Christian Wakeford voted on Health #

For votes held while they were in office:

• Voted for smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, in 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 42%).
• Consistently voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 1 vote for, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against. 🗳️ This policy contains a free vote (learn more).
• Generally voted for public health measures and social restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 Show votes 16 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Consistently voted for higher taxes specifically to fund health and social care Show votes 4 votes for, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for.
• Generally voted for reducing the maximum amount an individual may be required to contribute to their social care costs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against.
• Consistently voted for fewer obstacles for access to abortion Show votes 6 votes for, between 2020 and 2023. Comparable Conservative MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 51%).

Last updated: 20 June 2025. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.