Voting Record — Ben Bradshaw MP, Exeter (10061)

Ben Bradshaw

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	Lab	2 votes out of 803, 0.2%	803 votes out of 1069, 75.1%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	2 votes out of 374, 0.5%	374 votes out of 463, 80.8%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	8 votes out of 315, 2.5%	315 votes out of 467, 67.5%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	4 votes out of 841, 0.5%	841 votes out of 1239, 67.9%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	9 votes out of 1013, 0.9%	1013 votes out of 1288, 78.6%	0 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	3 votes out of 883, 0.3%	883 votes out of 1246, 70.9%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	3 votes out of 911, 0.3%	911 votes out of 1273, 71.6%	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	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
12 Dec 2023	Stopped being Member, Media Bill Committee
5 Dec 2023	Stopped being Member, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
29 Nov 2023	Became Member, Media Bill Committee
20 Nov 2023	Became Member, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
8 Mar 2023	Stopped being Member, Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee
1 Mar 2023	Became Member, Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee
1 Feb 2023	Stopped being Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee
25 Jan 2023	Became Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee
Commons	16 Jun 2021	Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
22 Feb 2021	Became Member, Transport Committee
4 Mar 2020	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons	12 Sep 2018	EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2018	Appointment of Professor Sir Ian Kennedy as Electoral Commissioner	minority	no	Rebel
31 Oct 2017	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (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
Commons	7 Dec 2016	The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Dec 2016	The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2015	Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise	Majority	aye	Rebel
28 Oct 2015	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
26 Oct 2015	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Mar 2012	Stopped being Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
Commons	30 Nov 2011	Regulation of Hairdressers — Fines for Hairdressing Commercially Without a Licence	Majority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 2011	Became Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
26 Oct 2010	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
12 May 2010	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
6 May 2010	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
9 Jun 2009	Stopped being Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West),
5 Jun 2009	Became The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
5 Jun 2009	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department of Health,
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
29 Jun 2007	Became Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West),
28 Jun 2007	Became The Minister of State, Department of Health,
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare),
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
10 Nov 2006	Became Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare),
10 Nov 2006	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare),
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
13 Jun 2003	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare),
13 Jun 2003	Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary (Privy Council Office),
13 Jun 2003	Stopped being Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
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
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
29 May 2002	Became Parliamentary Secretary (Privy Council Office),
29 May 2002	Became Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
28 May 2002	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office),
11 Jun 2001	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office),
House	Date	Subject	Ben Bradshaw	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	both	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
17 Nov 1998	Became Member, European Scrutiny 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
0%	Academy Schools - for
84%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
61%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
53%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
36%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
34%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
66%	Ban fox hunting
92%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
69%	Business and community control of schools: For
17%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50%	Closed Material Proceedure
18%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
99%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
23%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
7%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
93%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
84%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
81%	European Union Integration - For
4%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
76%	Fire Safety
44%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
66%	Fox hunting - Ban
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
78%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
61%	Further devolution to Scotland
73%	Further devolution to Wales
49%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
6%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
88%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
62%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
56%	HS2 - In Favour
86%	Human Rights and Equality
92%	Identity cards - For introduction
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
27%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
24%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
22%	Increase VAT
75%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
9%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
99%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
86%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
40%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
20%	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
53%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
83%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
81%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
71%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
20%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
88%	Nuclear power - For
69%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
8%	Police and Crime Commissioners
94%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
6%	Post office closures - against
69%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
35%	Promote Occupational Pensions
63%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
90%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
27%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
8%	Reduce capital gains tax
5%	Reduce central funding for local government
70%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
12%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
20%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
2%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
88%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
46%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
86%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
81%	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
13%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
10%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
94%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
80%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
18%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
65%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
76%	Stop climate change
79%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	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
13%	Tougher on illegal immigration
2%	Trade Unions - Restrict
1%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61%	Transparency of Parliament
86%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8%	University education fees - Should be free
58%	University Tuition Fees - For
84%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Ben Bradshaw MP, Exeter (10061)

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