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

Helen Goodman

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 3 votes out of 368, 0.8% 368 votes out of 463, 79.5% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 4 votes out of 315, 1.3% 315 votes out of 467, 67.5% 1 time
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 8 votes out of 897, 0.9% 897 votes out of 1239, 72.4% 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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HouseDateSubjectHelen GoodmanLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
Commons25 Jun 2018National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations minorityaye Rebel
31 Oct 2017Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Procedure Committee
6 Jul 2017Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
HouseDateSubjectHelen GoodmanLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons8 Feb 2017Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2016UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence minorityaye Rebel
1 Feb 2016Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons16 Dec 2015Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill — Leave to Bring In tellayeno Rebel Teller
28 Oct 2015Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
18 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
8 Jul 2015Became Member, Treasury Committee
HouseDateSubjectHelen GoodmanLab VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
3 Dec 2014Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
3 Dec 2014Stopped being Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
27 Jan 2014Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
Commons17 Oct 2012European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2012Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012 Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
7 Oct 2011Became Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
7 Oct 2011Stopped being Shadow Minister (Justice),
1 Mar 2011Became Member, Procedure Committee
26 Oct 2010Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Minister (Justice),
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
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
12 May 2010Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
6 May 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions),
HouseDateSubjectHelen GoodmanLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Election of Committee Chairs minorityaye Rebel
9 Jun 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions),
9 Jun 2009Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons20 May 2009National Policy Statements — Parliamentary committee writes a report tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 May 2009National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons19 May 2009Commission for the Compact — New Clause 25 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute known to be trafficked or coerced: England and Wales tellnono Teller
Commons19 May 2009Commission for the Compact — New Clause 4 — Loitering: decriminalisation of under 18 year olds tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2009Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2009Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 2009Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill — Clause 9 — extension of reduced standard rate and anti-avoidance provision tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 May 2009Developing Country Debt (Restriction of Recovery) — Finance Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Apr 2009Delegated Legislation — Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204) tellnono Teller
Commons1 Apr 2009Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Mar 2009Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Business Rates and the Recession tellnono Teller
Commons24 Mar 2009Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation tellnono Teller
Commons17 Mar 2009Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 — Retention of Communications Data by Communications Providers tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants tellnono Teller
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc. tellnono Teller
Commons16 Mar 2009Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Mar 2009Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2009Motion to reject the European Working Time Directive — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons27 Feb 2009Prayers — Autism Bill tellnono Teller
Commons24 Feb 2009Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — British Agriculture and Food Labelling tellnono Teller
Commons11 Feb 2009Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Feb 2009Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons9 Feb 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Non Westminster representation should count — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2009Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Emergency Care tellnono Teller
Commons15 Dec 2008Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Dec 2008Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare tellnono Teller
Commons15 Dec 2008Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare tellnono Teller
Commons8 Dec 2008Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees tellnono Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008New Standing Order — Regional Select Committees — Membership tellnono Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Select Committees tellnono Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Regional Accountability — Set up regional select committees tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability tellnono Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability tellnono Teller
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Nov 2008Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis tellnono Teller
Commons3 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Functions etc of a reclaim fund tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — Schedule 7 — Repeals tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 78 — Constitutional arrangements tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Quality contracts schemes tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 10 — Provision that may be made in an order under section 73 tellnono Teller
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 24 — Responsibility for children in care who enter custody tellnono Teller
Commons8 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 7 — Registration scheme in England and Wales tellnono Teller
5 Oct 2008Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
5 Oct 2008Stopped being Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness minorityno Rebel
3 Aug 2007Stopped being Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
2 Jul 2007Became Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
28 Jun 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
12 Jun 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
4 Jun 2007Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
18 Mar 2007Became Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
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
Commons17 Oct 2006Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration minorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, 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.

AgreementPolicy
20% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
53% Asylum System - More strict
1% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
85% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
75% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16% Closed Material Proceedure
19% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
24% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
10% Employee Shareholder Status
16% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
81% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75% European Union Integration - For
8% 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
79% Fully Elected House of Lords
73% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
57% Further devolution to Scotland
67% Further devolution to Wales
72% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
97% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
54% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
73% Homosexuality - Equal rights
63% HS2 - In Favour
75% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
32% Increase Air Passenger Duty
12% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
13% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
4% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
35% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
89% Mass Retention of Communications Data
38% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
67% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
84% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
71% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
31% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98% Nuclear power - For
71% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
16% Police and Crime Commissioners
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
86% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
31% Promote Occupational Pensions
81% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
66% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
21% Reduce capital gains tax
6% Reduce central funding for local government
8% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
13% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
5% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
46% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
13% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
72% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
66% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
77% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
67% Same Sex Marriage - for
15% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
57% Smoking ban - In favour
75% State control of bus services
72% Stop climate change
94% Support current and former armed service members
44% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
25% Tougher on illegal immigration
2% Trade Unions - Restrict
61% Transparency of Parliament
57% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
69% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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