Voting Record — Mike Penning MP, Hemel Hempstead (11626)

Mike Penning

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
13 Dec 2019	still in office	Con	4 votes out of 884, 0.5%	884 votes out of 1040, 85.0%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	12 votes out of 422, 2.8%	422 votes out of 463, 91.1%	2 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 387, 0.0%	387 votes out of 467, 82.9%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	9 votes out of 870, 1.0%	870 votes out of 1239, 70.2%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	17 votes out of 843, 2.0%	843 votes out of 1288, 65.5%	11 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	Mike Penning	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Dec 2023	Stopped being Chair, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
11 Dec 2023	Stopped being Chair, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
20 Nov 2023	Became Chair, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
20 Nov 2023	Became Chair, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Commons	6 Jun 2023	Committee on Standards	both	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill	both	no	Rebel
23 Feb 2022	Stopped being Member, British Sign Language Bill Committee
9 Feb 2022	Became Member, British Sign Language Bill Committee
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Nov 2021	Health and Care Bill — New Clause 49 — Cap on Requirement to Pay Care Costs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2020	Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mike Penning	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	18 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) Act — Withdrawal Agreement — Right for the UK to Unilaterally Terminate the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	11 Dec 2018	Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
12 Jun 2017	Stopped being The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence,
House	Date	Subject	Mike Penning	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
15 Jul 2016	Became The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence,
15 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice,
15 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Minister of State, Home Department,
House	Date	Subject	Mike Penning	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election	minority	no	Rebel
15 Jul 2014	Became The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice,
15 Jul 2014	Became The Minister of State, Home Department,
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions,
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
7 Oct 2013	Became The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions,
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
6 Sep 2012	Became The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport,
17 May 2010	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Health),
House	Date	Subject	Mike Penning	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	19 Jun 2009	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	8 May 2009	The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
10 Dec 2007	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons	25 Oct 2007	Modernisation of the House of Commons — Handheld email devices	Majority	aye	Rebel
6 Jul 2007	Became Shadow Minister (Health),
Commons	5 Jun 2007	Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions)	tellaye	aye	Teller
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	6 Nov 2006	Delegated Legislation — Clause 16 — Retro-reflective markings	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2006	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Carry-Over)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2006	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — Clause 29 — Imprisonment or Fine	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause 2 — Sale of Animals on the Internet	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Health and Social Care 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
66%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
94%	Academy Schools - for
16%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
72%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
25%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
94%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
99%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
16%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
25%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
79%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
76%	Closed Material Proceedure
76%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
81%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
46%	Easier access to abortion
70%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
29%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
28%	European Union Integration - For
81%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
24%	Fire Safety
49%	Fixed Term Parliaments
6%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
44%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
21%	Further devolution to Scotland
17%	Further devolution to Wales
26%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
88%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
21%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
80%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
5%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
72%	HS2 - In Favour
17%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
84%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
76%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
86%	Increase VAT
8%	Inheritance Tax
75%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
17%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
28%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
21%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
75%	Localise Council Tax Support
55%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
38%	Mansion Tax
89%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
64%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
22%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
32%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
82%	Nuclear power - For
25%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
66%	Privatise Royal Mail
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
26%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
5%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
96%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
47%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Rail Fares - Lower
100%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
75%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
84%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
84%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
75%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
67%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
75%	Register of Lobbyists
28%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
17%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
99%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
81%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
10%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
15%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
32%	Same Sex Marriage - for
84%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Sell England's Public Forests
54%	Smoking ban - In favour
32%	State control of bus services
28%	Stop climate change
30%	Support current and former armed service members
46%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
67%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
91%	Tougher on illegal immigration
88%	Trade Unions - Restrict
54%	Transparency of Parliament
79%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
99%	University Tuition Fees - For
96%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
14%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Mike Penning MP, Hemel Hempstead (11626)

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