George Osborne Voting Summary

Compared with Conservative MPs in House of Commons for period: Coalition 2010-2015.

Significant Policies

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
laws to promote equality and human rights active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.72 -0.56 True

Health

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
smoking bans active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.49 -0.33 False

Miscellaneous Topics

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
the privatisation of Royal Mail active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 -0.00 False
the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.07 0.09 False
requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases active 1.00 Voted against 0.93 0.07 False
allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
greater regulation of gambling active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False

Social Issues

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
allowing marriage between two people of same sex active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.34 -0.34 False
laws to promote equality and human rights active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.72 -0.56 True
smoking bans active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.49 -0.33 False
measures that increased LGBT+ rights and social equality. active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.48 -0.48 False

Constitutional Reform

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords active 0.00 Voted for 0.32 -0.32 False
a more proportional system for electing MPs active 1.00 Voted against 0.99 0.01 False
an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.02 0.14 False
fewer MPs in the House of Commons active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.01 0.15 False
reducing central government funding of local government active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
more powers for local councils active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.63 0.21 False
fixed periods between parliamentary elections active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.03 0.13 False
a wholly elected House of Lords active 0.00 Voted for 0.32 -0.32 False

Foreign Policy and Defence

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU active 0.33 Generally voted for 0.41 -0.07 False
more EU integration active 0.20 Generally voted for 0.24 -0.04 False
use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.01 -0.01 False
military action against ISIL (Daesh) active 0.00 Voted for 0.02 -0.02 False

Environmental Issues

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
measures to prevent climate change active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.51 0.33 False
lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
higher taxes on plane tickets active 0.06 Almost always voted for 0.06 0.00 False
new high speed rail infrastructure active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.10 0.06 False
improving environmental water quality active 0.00 Voted for 0.07 -0.07 False

Education

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
university tuition fees active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.02 -0.02 False
greater autonomy for schools active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year active 0.00 Voted for 0.02 -0.02 False

Taxation and Employment

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
encouraging occupational pensions active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
increasing the rate of VAT active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
increasing capital gains tax active 0.00 Voted for 0.00 0.00 False
raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
higher taxes on alcoholic drinks active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
higher taxes on plane tickets active 0.06 Almost always voted for 0.06 0.00 False
higher taxes on banks active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False

Business and the Economy

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
reducing the rate of corporation tax active 0.08 Almost always voted for 0.06 0.02 False
measures to reduce tax avoidance active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets active 0.50 Voted a mixture of for and against 0.43 0.07 False
new high speed rail infrastructure active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.10 0.06 False

Transport

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
higher taxes on plane tickets active 0.06 Almost always voted for 0.06 0.00 False

Home Affairs

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False

Welfare, Benefits and Pensions

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
a reduction in spending on welfare benefits active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False