Trident Nuclear Weapons System Replacement

Policy description

The UK's Trident nuclear weapons system, comprising missile armed submarines, provides a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent. There have been votes on if the system should be replaced with a new nuclear deterrent when Trident reaches the end of its lifespan.

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Analysis for David Lepper

David Lepper consistently voted against (0% aligned) replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (72% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System 2007-03-14 aye 29% against not aligned
Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System 2007-03-14 no 28% agree not aligned