Use of UK Military Forces In Combat Abroad

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the use of UK Military Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

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Analysis for George Osborne

George Osborne consistently voted for (100% aligned) use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for (97% 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
Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected 2003-03-18 no 90% against aligned
Iraq — Declaration of War 2003-03-18 aye 99% agree aligned
UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business) 2010-09-09 aye 100% agree aligned
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 — Libya — No Fly Zone 2011-03-21 aye 100% agree aligned
UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq 2014-09-26 aye 98% agree aligned
UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise 2015-12-02 no 97% against aligned
UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria 2015-12-02 aye 98% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

Guide to columns

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.
motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected 2002-11-25 no 100% agree not aligned
Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected 2003-02-26 no 91% against aligned
Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons 2013-08-29 no 100% agree not aligned
Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons 2013-08-29 aye 89% agree aligned