Voting Record — MPs for Sheffield, Hillsborough

Angela Smith

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

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Angela Smith (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 5 votes out of 1057, 0.5% 1057 votes out of 1288, 82.1%
Mrs Helen Jackson (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 5 votes out of 969, 0.5% 969 votes out of 1246, 77.8%
Mrs Helen Jackson (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 4 votes out of 1044, 0.4% 1044 votes out of 1273, 82.0%

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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 Angela Smith MP
HouseDateSubjectAngela SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons9 Mar 2007Prayers tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2005Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Votes by Mrs Helen Jackson MP
HouseDateSubjectMrs Helen JacksonLab VoteRôle
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected bothno Rebel
Votes by Mrs Helen Jackson MP
HouseDateSubjectMrs Helen JacksonLab VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 1999Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected 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
8% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
83% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
40% Asylum System - More strict
50% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
81% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
75% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16% Closed Material Proceedure
17% Coalition Programme for Government - For
50% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
25% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
26% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
10% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
81% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
78% European Union Integration - For
4% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
29% Fixed Term Parliaments
84% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
73% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
53% Further devolution to Scotland
65% Further devolution to Wales
72% Gambling - Against permissiveness
6% GP Commissioning in the NHS
87% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
25% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
47% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
93% Homosexuality - Equal rights
75% HS2 - In Favour
83% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
50% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
67% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
32% Increase Air Passenger Duty
14% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
13% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
23% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
99% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
35% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
52% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88% Mansion Tax
81% Mass Retention of Communications Data
46% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
84% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
69% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
31% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
69% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
86% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
31% Promote Occupational Pensions
53% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14% Reduce capital gains tax
6% Reduce central funding for local government
15% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
33% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
17% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
5% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
47% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
17% Register of Lobbyists
85% Regulate letting agent fees
25% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
10% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
84% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
75% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
92% Same Sex Marriage - for
18% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
82% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
77% Stop climate change
99% Support current and former armed service members
51% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
10% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
0% Tougher on illegal immigration
7% Trade Unions - Restrict
18% Transparency of Parliament
86% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
89% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
75% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
100.0% Robin CookLivingstonLab
100.0% Michael WillsNorth SwindonLab
99.8% Douglas AlexanderPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthLab
99.6% Alistair DarlingEdinburgh South WestLab

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