Voting Record — Michael Dugher MP, Barnsley East (24762)

Michael Dugher

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 2 votes out of 230, 0.9% 230 votes out of 467, 49.3% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 0 votes out of 817, 0.0% 817 votes out of 1239, 65.9% 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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HouseDateSubjectMichael DugherLab VoteRôle
5 Jan 2016Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise Majorityaye Rebel
14 Sep 2015Became Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
14 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
HouseDateSubjectMichael DugherLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
5 Nov 2014Became Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
5 Nov 2014Stopped being Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office,
7 Oct 2013Became Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office,
7 Oct 2013Stopped being Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office),
10 Dec 2012Stopped being Member, Public Administration Committee
7 Oct 2011Became Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office),
7 Oct 2011Stopped being Shadow Minister (Defence),
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Minister (Defence),
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Public Administration 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
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
84% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
19% Asylum System - More strict
25% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
89% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
5% Business and community control of schools: For
20% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16% Closed Material Proceedure
22% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Cull Badgers
75% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50% 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
89% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
54% European Union Integration - For
12% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
29% Fixed Term Parliaments
29% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
75% Fully Elected House of Lords
50% Further devolution to Scotland
47% Further devolution to Wales
68% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
83% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
28% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
40% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% HS2 - In Favour
81% Human Rights and Equality
50% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
70% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
67% Incentivise membership of press regulator
22% Increase Air Passenger Duty
12% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
14% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
50% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
38% Localise Council Tax Support
45% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
39% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
84% Minimum Wage
50% More funds for social care
65% More powers for local councils
50% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
54% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
8% Police and Crime Commissioners
50% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
0% Promote Occupational Pensions
53% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
66% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
35% Reduce capital gains tax
33% Reduce central funding for local government
14% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
19% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
16% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
51% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
8% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
63% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
75% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
9% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
11% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75% Retain funds from council house sales locally
36% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
52% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
33% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
4% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
63% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
65% Stop climate change
100% Support current and former armed service members
34% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
6% Tougher on illegal immigration
5% Trade Unions - Restrict
70% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
87% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
70% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
83% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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