Ben Bradshaw MP, Exeter

voted moderately against the policy

Delegate more powers to government ministers

by scoring 22.7% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Ministers to act reasonably MajorityMajority
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "21" — Law Commission recommendations "without changes" MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "2" — Report on Operation of Act MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "5" — Laying a rejected order MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "14" — Veto by specified number of MPs MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "15" — Sub-delegated legislative functions MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 14 — Negative Resolution Procedure MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons14 Nov 2011Education Bill — Clause 39 — Parliamentary Scrutiny of Exemptions for Schools from Inspections minorityMajority (strong)
Commons4 Dec 2012Public Service Pensions Bill — Clause 9 — Power to Alter Public Sector Pension Ages Following Capability Reviews minorityminority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons11 Sep 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Changing the Law on Taxation of Payments In Connection with Termination of Employment minorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Changing the Threshold for Treating Payments Relating to Termination of Employment as Employment Income minorityMajority (strong)
Commons31 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Termination Payments Etc: Treatment as Employment Income — Power of Ministers to Reduce Threshold minorityminority (strong)
Commons15 Nov 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 25 — Amendment of Retained European Union Law minorityMajority (strong)
Commons15 Nov 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 58 — Mechanisms for Amendment of Retained EU Law minorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 17 — Withdrawal Agreement Payment to the European Union — Approval by MPs minorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 80 — Transparency of the Financial Settlement — Approval by MPs minorityminority (strong)
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Retention of Laws Required by the UK's Membership of the Single Market minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Power for Ministers to Amend Devolution Arrangements for Scotland and Wales minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Rights and Protections minorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Parliamentary Approval for Terms of the UK's Withdrawal from the EU Majorityminority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Implementing the Withdrawal Agreement — Power for Ministers to Modify the Act minorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Regulations to Implement Withdrawal Agreement — Report on Reciprocal Healthcare Agreements — Veto for Devolved Administrations minorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 1 — Scrutiny Committee minorityMajority
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 8 — International Obligations — Rights and Protections minorityMajority (strong)
Commons20 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Interpretation — Moment of Withdrawal minorityminority (strong)
Commons20 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Power for Ministers to Create New Criminal Offences Carrying Custodial Sentences of up to Two Years minorityMajority (strong)
Commons9 Jan 2018Trade Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons9 Jan 2018Trade Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 1 — Restriction of Ministers' Powers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 11 — Rescinding of Notification of Withdrawal if no House of Commons Resolution Approving Either a Withdrawal Agreement or Withdrawal Without Agreement minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Powers for Ministers to Correct Deficiencies in EU Law Retained as UK Law on Withdrawal minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Allow Ministers to Change Date of Withdrawal minorityminority (strong)
Commons23 Jan 2018Nuclear Safeguards Bill — Clause 2 — Power for Ministers to Amend Legislation Relating to Nuclear Safeguards minorityMajority
Commons6 Feb 2018Space Industry Bill — Clause 68 — Regulations — Role of MPs in Parliament — Reports — Consultation absentMajority (strong)
Commons1 May 2018Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — Clause 48 — Powers for Ministers to Amend or Revoke Acts of Parliament minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 7 — Part I — Scrutiny of Powers of Ministers minorityMajority
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 7 — Paragraph 13 — Scrutiny of Powers of Ministers minorityminority
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Interpretation — Power of Ministers to Set Exit Day minorityminority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Interpretation — Power of Ministers to Set Exit Day minorityminority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 7 — Parliamentary Approval of Theoretical Regulations to Set the Exit Date minorityMajority
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European Union minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Dealing with Deficiencies Arising from Withdrawal — Powers of Ministers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 17 — Powers of Ministers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 17 — Powers of Ministers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Powers of Ministers — Parliamentary Approval of Mandate for Negiotiations — Implementation of Withdrawal Agreement minorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Enhanced Protection for Certain Areas of EU Law minorityMajority (strong)
Commons20 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Approval by MPs of Government Plans in the Eventuality MPs Reject a Withdrawal Agreement or an Agreement is not Reached minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Jul 2018Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill — New Clause 13 — House of Commons Approval for Import/Export Duties and Quotas minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — New Clause 3 — Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Consent minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority
Commons19 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Parliamentary Approval of Tax Law Changes Due to Withdrawal from the EU absentMajority (strong)
Commons8 Jan 2019Finance Bill — Clause 89 — Activating Treasury Powers to Maintain Effective Tax Laws on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU — Requirement for Commons Motion minorityMajority
Commons11 Feb 2019Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill — UK Implementation of Future EU Law — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consider Cross Party Proposal To Seek Majority Support in the House of Commons minorityMajority (strong)
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business Majorityminority
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business Majorityminority
Commons27 Mar 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU Majorityminority
Commons1 Apr 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU Majorityminority
Commons1 Apr 2019EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (G) Parliamentary Supremacy — MPs to Decide Between Remaining in the EU and Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement minorityMajority (strong)
Commons3 Apr 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 8 April 2019 ayeno
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Second Reading Majorityminority
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Consideration by MPs of Any Withdrawal Delay Proposed by the European Council Majorityminority
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister Majorityminority (strong)
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Third Reading Majorityminority
Commons12 Jun 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 25 June 2019 minorityMajority
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons8 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 21 — Limitation on Powers of Ministers — Regulations Connected with the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol minorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 7 — Physical Proof of Right of Permanant Residence in the UK minorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 26 — Status of EU Case Law minorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 26 — Status of EU Case Law minorityMajority (strong)
Commons20 Jul 2020Trade Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority
Commons14 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (Money) absentMajority
Commons15 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 2 — Limits on Powers to Override Common Frameworks minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 46 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc. absentMajority (strong)
Commons16 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 47 — Restriction of Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc. minorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clauses 42 to 44 — State Aid — Northern Ireland Agriculture minorityMajority (strong)
Commons29 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 45 — Regulations on Northern Ireland Trade and State Aid — Compliance with Domestic and International Law minorityMajority
Commons6 Oct 2020Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill — New Clause 5 — Implementation of other International Agreements on Private Law via Secondary Legislation minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Nov 2020Pension Schemes Bill — Clause 123 — Funding of Defined Benefit Schemes minorityMajority
Commons7 Dec 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 48 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc absentminority (strong)
Commons8 Dec 2020Financial Assistance to Industry — Authorisation of Payments To Compensate for Indirect Costs of the UK Emissions Trading System or the Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support Mechanism absentMajority (strong)
Commons26 Jan 2021Environment Bill — Clause 2 — Environmental Targets: Particulate Matter minorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Jul 2021Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Second Reading absentMajority
Commons13 Sep 2021Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Clause 2 — Revival of Prerogative Powers to Dissolve Parliament and to Call a new Parliament minorityMajority
Commons13 Sep 2021Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Third Reading absentminority
Commons20 Oct 2021Environment Bill — After Clause 106 — Habitats Regulations: Limits on Powers to Amend minorityminority (strong)
Commons23 Nov 2021Health and Care Bill — Clause 39 — Reconfiguration of Services: Intervention Powers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Feb 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill — Clause 2 — Designation of Employer Representative Bodies minorityMajority
Commons22 Feb 2022Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill — New Clause 1 — Guidance to Public Service Pension Scheme Managers on Investment Decisions absentMajority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2022Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Clause 2 — Revival of Prerogative Powers to Dissolve Parliament and to Call a New Parliament minorityMajority
Commons30 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill — Clause 40 — Reconfiguration of Services: Intervention Powers minorityMajority (strong)

How the number is calculated

The MP's votes count towards a weighted average where the most important votes get 50 points, less important votes get 10 points, and less important votes for which the MP was absent get 2 points. In important votes the MP gets awarded the full 50 points for voting the same as the policy, no points for voting against the policy, and 25 points for not voting. In less important votes, the MP gets 10 points for voting with the policy, no points for voting against, and 1 (out of 2) if absent.

Questions about this formula can be discussed on the forum.

No of votesPointsOut of
Most important votes (50 points)   
MP voted with policy10500500
MP voted against policy4402200
MP absent7175350
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy88080
MP voted against policy210210
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*336
Total:7583346

*Pressure of other work means MPs or Lords are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained. Therefore, being absent on a less important vote makes a disproportionatly small difference.

agreement score
MP's points
total points
 = 
758
3346
 = 22.7 %.


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