Voting Record — John Penrose MP, Weston-Super-Mare (11924)

John Penrose

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	30 May 2024	Con	4 votes out of 988, 0.4%	988 votes out of 1069, 92.4%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	6 votes out of 430, 1.4%	430 votes out of 463, 92.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 424, 0.0%	424 votes out of 467, 90.8%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	5 votes out of 1024, 0.5%	1024 votes out of 1239, 82.6%	13 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	27 votes out of 908, 3.0%	908 votes out of 1288, 70.5%	1 time

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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	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jun 2023	Committee on Standards	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill	both	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Permitted Locations for Abortion Treatment	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2020	Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
26 Jul 2019	Stopped being The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
16 Nov 2018	Became The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
17 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
8 May 2015	Became The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2015	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2014	Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 1 — Protection of overseas domestic workers from slavery	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2014	Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 1 — Expanding The Role of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2014	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Sep 2014	Clinical Commissioning Groups — Ability to Carry Out Commissioning Jointly With Other Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Affordable Homes Bill — Commit to a Select Committee Rather than Public Bill Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Affordable Homes Bill — Second Reading — Housing Benefit Penalty for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms — Exemptions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Affordable Homes Bill — Move to A Vote on Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2014	Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — Programme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2014	Queen's Speech — Note of Thanks — Legislatative Programme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2014	Queen's Speech — The Economy and Living Standards	tellno	no	Teller
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
8 Feb 2014	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
8 Feb 2014	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
28 Oct 2013	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
7 Oct 2013	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2013	Reduce Voting Age to 16	Majority	no	Rebel
3 Dec 2012	Became Member, Administration Committee
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport),
17 May 2010	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jan 2010	Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House	Majority	aye	Rebel
27 Jul 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
29 Jun 2009	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
29 Jun 2009	Became Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
19 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	Majority	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	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
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 — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
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	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2006	Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer)	minority	aye	Rebel
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	28 Oct 2005	Motion to sit in private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Work and Pensions 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
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
93%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
99%	Business and community control of schools: For
81%	Control Orders
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
12%	Fire Safety
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
12%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
86%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
94%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
89%	HS2 - In Favour
30%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
89%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
71%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
66%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 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.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
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Voting Record — John Penrose MP, Weston-Super-Mare (11924)

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