Voting Record — MPs for Leicester South

Jon Ashworth

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

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Jon Ashworth (show only their votes) 13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 718, 0.0% 718 votes out of 1002, 71.7%
Jon Ashworth (show only their votes) 9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 0 votes out of 377, 0.0% 377 votes out of 463, 81.4%
Jon Ashworth (show only their votes) 8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 0 votes out of 291, 0.0% 291 votes out of 467, 62.3%
Jon Ashworth (show only their votes) 6 May 2011 30 Mar 2015 Lab 1 vote out of 732, 0.1% 732 votes out of 972, 75.3%
Peter Soulsby (show only their votes) 6 May 2010 1 Apr 2011 Lab 2 votes out of 169, 1.2% 169 votes out of 251, 67.3%
Peter Soulsby (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 35 votes out of 1114, 3.1% 1114 votes out of 1288, 86.5%
Mr Parmjit Gill (show only their votes) 15 Jul 2004 11 Apr 2005 LDem 3 votes out of 153, 2.0% 153 votes out of 272, 56.3%
Dr Jim Marshall (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 27 May 2004 Lab 43 votes out of 581, 7.4% 581 votes out of 943, 61.6%
Dr Jim Marshall (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 16 votes out of 801, 2.0% 801 votes out of 1273, 62.9%

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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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Votes by Jon Ashworth MP
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Jon Ashworth MP
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Jon Ashworth MP
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Jon Ashworth MP
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
Commons15 Jul 2013Opt Out from European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jul 2013Opt Out from European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jun 2013Communities and Local Government — Schedule 14 — Removal of Cap on Consumer Redress Order Payments tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Schedule 14 — Make Consumer Redress Orders Retrospective tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 8 — Balance National Security vs Public Interest in Requests to Withhold Information From Parties in Civil Court Cases tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — New Clause 4 — Closed Material Procedure — Expiry of Provisions Unless Renewed tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Third Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedule — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clause 1 — Rate of Increase of Certain Benefits, Payments and Tax Credits tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Loans and Grants for Heating and Insulation — Energy Saving — Carbon Emissions Reductions tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Rising Cost of Transport — Cap on Rail Fare Increases tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Nov 2012Reduction in Income Tax Rate Applying to Income Over £150,000 tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Nov 2012Small Charitable Donations Bill — New Clause 1 — Annual Report on Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Nov 2012NHS — Regional Pay — Support for Employers and Unions Working Together — Evidence Based Change tellnono Teller
Commons7 Nov 2012Regional Pay (NHS) tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Oct 2012Opposition Day — Police and Crime Commissioner Elections tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Sep 2012Defamation Bill — New Clause 2 — Regulation of Payments for Legal Services In Defamation Cases tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jul 2012Draft European Union Budget tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Jun 2012Electoral Registration and Administration Bill — Clause 1 — Individual Voter Registration — Ministerial Guidance tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Programme tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 6 — Extending VAT to Static Holiday Caravans tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — VAT on Hot Baked Goods — (Pasty Tax) tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill 2012 — New Clause 3 — Report on Impact of Changes to VAT tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Mar 2012Opposition Day — Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — New Clause 11 — Central Government Funding of Full Costs of Council Tax Reduction Schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Move from Council Tax Benefit to Council Tax Reduction Schemes tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2012New Standing Order — Consideration of Orders to Abolish, Merge or Modify Public Bodies tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill (Money) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill (Money) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill (programme) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Second reading tellnono Teller
Commons6 Dec 2011Chancellor of the Exchequer — Consideration of The Economy tellnono Teller
Commons29 Nov 2011Public Bodies Bill — Schedule 5 — Power to Modify or Transfer Functions of Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroner, and their Medical Advisers tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Nov 2011Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Oct 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Drop the Bill — Cross Party Talks on NHS Commissioning tellayeaye Teller
Votes by Peter Soulsby MP
HouseDateSubjectPeter SoulsbyLab VoteRôle
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 minorityunknown Unknown
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Peter Soulsby MP
HouseDateSubjectPeter SoulsbyLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2009Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Jun 2009Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected bothaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2008Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2008Post Office Closures — Commends the Government's action minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2008Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2007Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2007Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry minorityno Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure minorityaye Rebel
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
Commons28 Mar 2007Deferred Divisions — Immigration minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2006Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2006Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60 Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Mr Parmjit Gill MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Parmjit GillLDem VoteRôle
Commons10 Mar 2005Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) (No. 3) Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill (Procedure) Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Dr Jim Marshall MP
HouseDateSubjectDr Jim MarshallLab VoteRôle
Commons31 Mar 2004Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2004Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2003Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2003Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Dec 2003Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2003Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Jun 2003Student Finance minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 63 — Cases that may be Retried minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons7 May 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Apr 2003Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 99 — Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Declaration of War minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno 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
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Clause 82 — Appeal from within United Kingdom: Unfounded Human Rights or Asylum Claim minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Nov 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Oct 2002Enterprise Bill — Clause 21 — Duty To Make References In Relation To Completed Mergers minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jan 2002National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause 5 — Establishment of Patients' Councils minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 109 — Implementation of the third pillar minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Indefinite detention of suspected terrorists minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Terrorist certification by Home Secretary minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Nov 2001Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Business of the House minorityaye Rebel
Votes by Dr Jim Marshall MP
HouseDateSubjectDr Jim MarshallLab VoteRôle
Commons21 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85) minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2001Deferred Divisions - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Nov 2000Immigration Appeals minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities minorityno Rebel
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill - Expiry and revival (No. 2) minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 1999Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Community Legal Service: excluded services. minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jun 1998Teaching and Higher Education 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
0% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
93% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
98% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
9% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
92% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16% Closed Material Proceedure
19% Coalition Programme for Government - For
13% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
21% Delegate more powers to government ministers
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
16% Encourage and incentivise saving
84% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
17% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
77% European Union Integration - For
13% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
40% Fixed Term Parliaments
62% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
75% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
68% Further devolution to Scotland
73% Further devolution to Wales
92% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
87% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
66% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
72% HS2 - In Favour
91% Human Rights and Equality
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
21% Increase Air Passenger Duty
24% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
40% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
87% Mass Retention of Communications Data
44% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
50% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
80% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
72% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75% Nuclear power - For
84% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
23% Police and Crime Commissioners
69% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
8% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
17% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
20% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25% Reducing the number of MPs - for
40% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
25% Register of Lobbyists
99% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
10% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
13% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
10% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
69% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
81% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
12% Schools - Greater Autonomy
83% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
74% Stop climate change
85% Support current and former armed service members
12% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
11% Tougher on illegal immigration
0% Trade Unions - Restrict
60% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
67% Voting age - Reduce to 16
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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