Voter Identification

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on introducing a requirement for photographic identification to vote at polling stations.

Ben Bradley consistently voted for (100% aligned) photographic voter identification at polling stations.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for (100% aligned).

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
Elections Bill — Decline Second Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse	2021-09-07	no	100%	against	aligned
Elections Bill — Second Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse	2021-09-07	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Elections Bill — Clause 1 — Voter Identification	2022-01-17	no	99%	against	aligned
Elections Bill — Third Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse	2022-01-17	aye	100%	agree	aligned

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
Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	2017-12-20	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2017	2017-12-20	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Immigration — Policing — Elections	2021-05-19	no	100%	against	aligned
Elections Bill — Schedule 1 — Voter Identification — Acceptable Forms of Identification	2022-04-27	aye	100%	agree	aligned