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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.
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Stephen Gethins’s voting in Parliament
Stephen Gethins is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues follow instructions from their party and vote the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.
In the last year, Stephen Gethins has an alignment score of 100% with other MPs of their party (over 203 votes). Find out more.
For votes held while they were in office:
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Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
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Generally voted for a lower voting age Show votes
3 votes for, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
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Generally voted against more powers for government ministers Show votes
6 votes for, 34 votes against, 1 absence, between 2017 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
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Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
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Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
1 vote for, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
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Generally voted for more powers for local councils Show votes
1 vote for, 6 absences, between 2015 and 2018. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs voted a mixture of for and against.
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Generally voted for transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes
8 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2016 and 2018. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
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Almost always voted for transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes
25 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2018. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
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Consistently voted against a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes
1 vote against, in 2015. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Generally voted for more powers for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland Show votes
5 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2017 and 2018. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 3 Rhagfyr 2024.
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How Stephen Gethins voted on Taxation and Employment #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Almost always voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes
9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2018. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
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Consistently voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes
4 votes against, between 2017 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes
10 votes against, between 2015 and 2017. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes
7 votes for, between 2015 and 2018. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
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Consistently voted against reducing capital gains tax Show votes
6 votes against, in 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Generally voted against increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted against.
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Consistently voted against increasing in employers' national insurance contributions Show votes
1 vote against, in 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted for increasing capital gains tax Show votes
8 votes for, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
Last updated: 17 Rhagfyr 2024.
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How Stephen Gethins voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
1 vote against, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes
3 votes against, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes
32 votes for, 2 votes against, 8 absences, between 2015 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
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Consistently voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
2 votes against, in 2015. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes
2 votes against, in 2015. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted for UK membership of the EU Show votes
12 votes for, between 2016 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
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Almost always voted for a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes
15 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2016 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
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Consistently voted for a second referendum on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2017 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Last updated: 18 Mai 2022.
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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
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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
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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
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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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