Voting Record — Karen Buck MP, Westminster North (10075)

Karen Buck is currently Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),

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	Lab	0 votes out of 432, 0.0%	432 votes out of 558, 77.4%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 373, 0.3%	373 votes out of 463, 80.6%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	4 votes out of 328, 1.2%	328 votes out of 467, 70.2%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	0 votes out of 846, 0.0%	846 votes out of 1239, 68.3%	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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House	Date	Subject	Karen Buck	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
27 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
29 Jun 2021	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
14 May 2021	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
15 Jan 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Karen Buck	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
30 Oct 2017	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
22 Jun 2017	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Karen Buck	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
28 Oct 2015	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
14 Oct 2015	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
House	Date	Subject	Karen Buck	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
16 Apr 2013	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Education),
7 Oct 2011	Became Shadow Minister (Education),
7 Oct 2011	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
2 Nov 2010	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee
14 Dec 2009	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
2 Nov 2009	Became Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee
17 Jul 2006	Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
16 Mar 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport),
12 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
10 May 2005	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport),
16 Jul 2001	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Social Security Committee
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, Social Security 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
6%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6%	Academy Schools - for
67%	Action to prevent domestic violence
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
75%	Assisted Dying
33%	Asylum System - More strict
23%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
87%	Ban fox hunting
88%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
80%	Business and community control of schools: For
17%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32%	Closed Material Proceedure
25%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
90%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
72%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
5%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
82%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
90%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
70%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
87%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
79%	Fully Elected House of Lords
73%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
64%	Further devolution to Scotland
70%	Further devolution to Wales
41%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
6%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
51%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
93%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
69%	HS2 - In Favour
79%	Human Rights and Equality
83%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
67%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
7%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
17%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
27%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
9%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
92%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
25%	Localise Council Tax Support
34%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
45%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
2%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
86%	Minumum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
90%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
71%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
27%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
98%	Nuclear power - For
67%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Police and Crime Commissioners
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
86%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
15%	Privatise Royal Mail
21%	Promote Occupational Pensions
52%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
2%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
88%	Rail Fares - Lower
30%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
7%	Reduce capital gains tax
13%	Reduce central funding for local government
9%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
10%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
46%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
46%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
91%	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%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
16%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
19%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
87%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
79%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
97%	Same Sex Marriage - for
18%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
68%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
76%	Stop climate change
94%	Stronger Military Covenant
48%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
6%	Tougher on illegal immigration
2%	Trade Union Regulation
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
43%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
58%	University Tuition Fees - For
41%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
73%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
86%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Karen Buck MP, Westminster North (10075)

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