Voting Record — MPs for Birmingham, Yardley

Jess Phillips

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

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Jess Phillips (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 746, 0.0%	746 votes out of 1069, 69.8%
Jess Phillips (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 346, 0.0%	346 votes out of 463, 74.7%
Jess Phillips (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	1 vote out of 340, 0.3%	340 votes out of 467, 72.8%
John Hemming (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	LDem	39 votes out of 1080, 3.6%	1080 votes out of 1239, 87.2%
John Hemming (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	LDem	16 votes out of 1000, 1.6%	1000 votes out of 1288, 77.6%
Ms Estelle Morris (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	2 votes out of 541, 0.4%	541 votes out of 1246, 43.4%
Ms Estelle Morris (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	2 votes out of 869, 0.2%	869 votes out of 1273, 68.3%

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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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Votes by Jess Phillips MP
House	Date	Subject	Jess Phillips	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Jess Phillips MP
House	Date	Subject	Jess Phillips	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Jess Phillips MP
House	Date	Subject	Jess Phillips	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Hemming MP
House	Date	Subject	John Hemming	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 2 — Official Secrets Act 1989 — Defence of Disclosure to Historic Child Abuse Inquiry	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 2 — New Election as A Result of Conviction of an MP for An Offence Committed Before Their Election or Before Recall Bill Coming Into Force	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Fast-Track Timetable — House of Commons Stages in Single Day	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2014	Deregulation Bill — Clause 1 — Health and Safety Law Exemption for Self Employed People	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2014	Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Clause 151 — Definition of Miscarriages of Justice	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Nov 2013	Defence Reform Bill — New Clause 3 — Report and Parliamentary Approval of Plans on the Future of the Reserve Forces	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jul 2013	Civil Procedure Rules — Closed Material Proceedings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jul 2013	The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 — Closed Material Proceedure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2013	Parliamentary Consent for Lethal Support to Anti-Government Forces in Syria	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — Badger Cull	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Jun 2013	Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 May 2013	Queen's Speech — EU Referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Defamation Bill — Recognised Arbitration Services for Defamation Cases — Incentives	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 61 — Employer Liability for Breaches of Health and Safety Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Clause 8 — Balance National Security vs Public Interest in Requests to Withhold Information From Parties in Civil Court Cases	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — New Clause 4 — Closed Material Procedure — Expiry of Provisions Unless Renewed	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Closed Material Proceedings Only If Fair Determination Not Possible By Other Means	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2013	Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill — Protection In Respect of Beliefs About Definition of Marriage	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Remove Requement for Monarch to be Member of the Church of England	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Dec 2012	Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Dec 2011	London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 4 — Power to Require Name and Address for Council Officers, PCSOs and Accredited Individuals When Issuing FPNs	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Dec 2011	Backbench Business — Ministerial Statements To Be Made to Parliament First	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2011	Regulation of Hairdressers — Fines for Hairdressing Commercially Without a Licence	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Ban on Smoking in Private Vehicles	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2011	Sex Education (Required Content) Bill	both	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	both	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Sep 2010	UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business)	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 Sep 2010	UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Hemming MP
House	Date	Subject	John Hemming	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House – wash-up period	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House – end debate	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2010	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Amendment to New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2010	Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting) — Clause 32 — Resignation from the House of Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2010	Prime Minister — Clause 1 — initial duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2010	Health and Safety (Company Director Liability) — Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2010	Defence — Children, Schools and Families Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Delegated Legislation — Immigration	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 2009	Bill Presented — Fiscal Responsibility — New Clause 1 — The relative low income after housing costs target	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Bill Presented — Coroners and Justice Bill (Programme) (No.4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Equitable Life — Government Should Accept Recommendations on Compensation — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary committee writes a report	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2009	Prime Minister — Schedule 1 — Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	New Standing Order — Regional Select Committees — Membership	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Select Committees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Register of dormant accounts	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 40 — Fixed monetary penalties: procedure	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Deferred Division — Diplomatic and Consular Protection of union citizens in third countries	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	both	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 18 — Selection by aptitude	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Repossessions and the Housing Market	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Legal Services Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 49 — The Board's policy statements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jun 2007	Deferred Divisions — Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money]	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Ms Estelle Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Ms Estelle Morris	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Ms Estelle Morris MP
House	Date	Subject	Ms Estelle Morris	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	21 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	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.

Agreement	Policy
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
93%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
71%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
8%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
9%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
55%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
100%	Easier access to abortion
68%	Employment rights
21%	Encourage and incentivise saving
71%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
50%	Fixed Term Parliaments
63%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
77%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
68%	Further devolution to Scotland
82%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
91%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
63%	HS2 - In Favour
100%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
41%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
56%	Increase VAT
80%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
57%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
25%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
18%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
82%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
88%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
67%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
23%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
75%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
12%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
32%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
69%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
25%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
67%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
81%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
98%	State control of bus services
84%	Stop climate change
72%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
9%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
63%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
25%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
83%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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