Voting Record — Barry Sheerman MP, Huddersfield (10534)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 still in office Lab 7 votes out of 527, 1.3% 527 votes out of 782, 67.4% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 12 votes out of 944, 1.3% 944 votes out of 1288, 73.3% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 29 votes out of 840, 3.5% 840 votes out of 1246, 67.4% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 10 votes out of 828, 1.2% 828 votes out of 1273, 65.0% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectBarry SheermanLab VoteRôle
Commons24 Jan 2013Bill Presented — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) — Backbench Business — Voting Age minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2012Deferred Division — safety of offshore oil and gas activities Majorityno Rebel
Commons23 Nov 2011Deferred Division — Schengen Governance minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2011Deferred Division — Tribunals and inquiries Majorityno Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2011Deferred Division — Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons8 Feb 2011Education Bill (second reading) bothno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Committee
HouseDateSubjectBarry SheermanLab VoteRôle
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2008Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008 — Not annulled minorityno Rebel
14 Nov 2007Became Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Committee
7 Nov 2007Stopped being Chairman, Education & Skills Committee
7 Nov 2007Became a member of the Children, Schools and Families Committee
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Dec 2006Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
1 Nov 2005Became a member of the Liaison Committee
20 Jul 2005Became Chairman, Education & Skills Committee
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Education & Skills Committee
HouseDateSubjectMr Barry SheermanLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Chairman, Education & Skills Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill bothno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3) minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Removal of References to Strangers minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2004Programming of Bills minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill bothaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill bothaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) minorityaye Rebel
28 May 2004Became a member of the Liaison Committee
28 May 2004Became Chairman, Education & Skills Committee
Commons24 Mar 2004European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill — Lords amendment 1D minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Feb 2004School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination) bothno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2003Grammar Schools (Ballots and Consultation) bothaye Rebel
Commons11 Mar 2003Specialist Schools (Selection by Aptitude) bothaye Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMr Barry SheermanLab VoteRôle
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation minorityno Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill (Programme) minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Nov 2000Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Feb 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Jul 1998Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
14% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
21% Ban fox hunting
89% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
95% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
88% European Union - For
90% Foundation hospitals - In favour
21% Fox hunting - Ban
6% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
26% Fully Elected House of Lords
8% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
89% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% Identity cards - For introduction
26% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
85% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
4% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
68% Nuclear power - For
98% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
96% Post office - in favour of Government policy
4% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
29% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
42% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
85% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
23% Schools - Greater Autonomy
99% Smoking ban - In favour
56% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
89% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
29% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
37% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7% University education fees - Should be free
66% University Tuition Fees - For
42% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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