Voting Record — Helen Goodman MP, Bishop Auckland (11421)

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Lab	8 votes out of 576, 1.4%	576 votes out of 776, 74.2%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	15 votes out of 1178, 1.3%	1178 votes out of 1288, 91.5%	45 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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House	Date	Subject	Helen Goodman	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Deferred Divisions — Sulphur contents for marine fuels	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Deferred Divisions — Public Bodies	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
House	Date	Subject	Helen Goodman	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Election of Committee Chairs	minority	aye	Rebel
10 Jun 2009	Stopped being Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
10 Jun 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary committee writes a report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 25 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute known to be trafficked or coerced: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 4 — Loitering: decriminalisation of under 18 year olds	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 May 2009	Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill — Clause 9 — extension of reduced standard rate and anti-avoidance provision	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 May 2009	Developing Country Debt (Restriction of Recovery) — Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Delegated Legislation — Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Business Rates and the Recession	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Delegated Legislation — Electronic Communications	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2009	Motion to reject the European Working Time Directive — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2009	Prayers — Autism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — British Agriculture and Food Labelling	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Non Westminster representation should count — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2009	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Emergency Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to investigate immediately — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Select Committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Select Committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Regional Accountability — Set up regional select committees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Functions etc of a reclaim fund	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 7 — Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 78 — Constitutional arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Quality contracts schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 10 — Provision that may be made in an order under section 73	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 24 — Responsibility for children in care who enter custody	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 7 — Registration scheme in England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
6 Oct 2008	Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary, House of Commons
6 Oct 2008	Became Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
21 Aug 2008	Stopped being a member of the Public Accounts Committee
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
3 Jun 2008	Stopped being a member of the Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
28 Jun 2007	Became Parliamentary Secretary, House of Commons
12 Jun 2007	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
27 Apr 2007	Became a member of the Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
12%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
75%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
93%	European Union - For
64%	Fully Elected House of Lords
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
7%	Increase VAT
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
31%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
100%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
45%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
21%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
27%	Smoking ban - In favour
65%	Stop climate change
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	Terrorism laws - For
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
61%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, 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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
99.8%	Bruce George	Walsall South	Lab
99.6%	John Reid	Airdrie and Shotts	Lab
99.6%	Phil Woolas	Oldham East and Saddleworth	Lab
99.6%	David Clelland	Tyne Bridge	Lab
99.5%	Robin Cook	Livingston	Lab

Voting Record — Helen Goodman MP, Bishop Auckland (11421)

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