Voting Record — John Healey MP, Wentworth (10268)

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

ConstituencyFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
Wentworth and Dearne 6 May 2010 still in office Lab 3 votes out of 582, 0.5% 582 votes out of 800, 72.8% 0 times
Wentworth 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1072, 0.8% 1072 votes out of 1288, 83.2% 0 times
Wentworth 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 4 votes out of 987, 0.4% 987 votes out of 1246, 79.2% 0 times
Wentworth 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 4 votes out of 1045, 0.4% 1045 votes out of 1273, 82.1% 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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HouseDateSubjectJohn HealeyLab VoteRôle
Commons17 Oct 2012Deferred Divisions — Public Bodies Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Thursdays) (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change) minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government
HouseDateSubjectJohn HealeyLab VoteRôle
23 Mar 2010Became Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government
23 Mar 2010Stopped being Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
29 Dec 2009Stopped being a member of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
3 Nov 2009Became Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
3 Nov 2009Stopped being Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government
24 Sep 2009Became Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government
24 Sep 2009Stopped being Minister of State (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2009Became Minister of State (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2009Stopped being Minister of State (Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government
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
13 Jan 2009Stopped being a member of the Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
3 Dec 2008Became a member of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
3 Dec 2008Stopped being a member of the Speaker's Committee
Commons12 Nov 2008Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders) Majorityno Rebel
11 Nov 2008Became a member of the Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
11 Nov 2008Stopped being a member of the Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
11 Nov 2008Became a member of the Speaker's Committee
11 Nov 2008Stopped being a member of the Speaker's Committee
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
4 Jun 2008Became a member of the Speaker's Committee
20 Nov 2007Stopped being a member of the Public Accounts Committee
19 Oct 2007Became Minister of State (Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government
19 Oct 2007Stopped being Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
28 Jun 2007Stopped being Financial Secretary, HM Treasury
28 Jun 2007Became Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
Commons2 Mar 2007Orders of the Day — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Sustainable Communities Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006September Sittings minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
6 Dec 2005Became a member of the Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
20 Jul 2005Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
11 May 2005Became Financial Secretary, HM Treasury
11 May 2005Stopped being Economic Secretary, HM Treasury
HouseDateSubjectMr John HealeyLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being a member of the Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityno Rebel
21 Dec 2004Became a member of the Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays minorityaye Rebel
29 May 2002Became Economic Secretary, HM Treasury
29 May 2002Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills
HouseDateSubjectMr John HealeyLab VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Apr 2000Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Dec 1997Doctor Assisted Dying 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
11% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99% Ban fox hunting
81% 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
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
94% European Union - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
99% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
73% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
88% Homosexuality - Equal rights
78% Identity cards - For introduction
21% Increase VAT
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
1% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
84% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
20% No detention without charge or trial
92% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
99% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
1% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
1% Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
16% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
83% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42% Right to strike
22% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Smoking ban - In favour
63% Stop climate change
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
97% Terrorism laws - For
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
40% Transparency of Parliament
83% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
22% University education fees - Should be free
54% 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 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.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
99.0% Michael FosterWorcesterLab
98.1% Des BrowneKilmarnock and LoudounLab
97.4% Adrian BaileyWest Bromwich WestLab
97.4% Paul GogginsWythenshawe and Sale EastLab
97.4% Tony CunninghamWorkingtonLab

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