Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU

Policy description

There have been a number of votes in Parliament on whether there should be a national referendum on the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union.

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Analysis for Simon Kirby

Simon Kirby generally voted for (71% aligned) a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.

Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for (77% 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.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers 2011-02-01 no 93% agree not aligned
National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union 2011-10-24 no 72% agree not aligned
European Union (Referendum) Bill — Second Reading 2013-07-05 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Referendum) Bill 2014-10-17 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union Referendum Bill — Decline Second Reading 2015-06-09 tellno 100% against aligned
European Union Referendum Bill — Second Reading 2015-06-09 tellaye 100% agree aligned
European Union Referendum Bill — Third Reading 2015-09-07 aye 100% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

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

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Queen's Speech — EU Referendum 2013-05-15 aye 99% agree aligned
European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU on 23 October 2014 2013-11-22 no 95% agree not aligned
Referendum on the UK's Membership of the European Union — Dates 2016-02-29 aye 100% agree aligned