Voting Record — Chi Onwurah MP, Newcastle upon Tyne Central (24807)

Chi Onwurah is currently Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), and Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport),

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From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
13 Dec 2019	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 306, 0.0%	306 votes out of 375, 81.6%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 376, 0.0%	376 votes out of 463, 81.2%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	3 votes out of 334, 0.9%	334 votes out of 467, 71.5%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	2 votes out of 948, 0.2%	948 votes out of 1239, 76.5%	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	Chi Onwurah	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2020	Stopped being Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
10 Apr 2020	Became Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport),
10 Apr 2020	Became Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
10 Apr 2020	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy),
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
House	Date	Subject	Chi Onwurah	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Chi Onwurah	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
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
10 Oct 2016	Became Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy),
10 Oct 2016	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
9 Oct 2016	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
18 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
18 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
18 Sep 2015	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
House	Date	Subject	Chi Onwurah	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Dec 2013	Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2014 — Stake and Prize Limit Increases	Majority	no	Rebel
11 Jan 2013	Became Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
11 Jan 2013	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),

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
33%	Action to prevent domestic violence
91%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
8%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
85%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
16%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
20%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
20%	Employee Shareholder Status
29%	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
73%	European Union Integration - For
4%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
40%	Fixed Term Parliaments
73%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
99%	Fully Elected House of Lords
73%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
62%	Further devolution to Scotland
72%	Further devolution to Wales
84%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
18%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
54%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
75%	HS2 - In Favour
88%	Human Rights and Equality
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
92%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
9%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
14%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
50%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	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
100%	Mansion Tax
87%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
45%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
85%	Minumum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
90%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
70%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No detention without charge or trial
79%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
78%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Police and Crime Commissioners
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
0%	Promote Occupational Pensions
52%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
84%	Public Ownership of Railways
88%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Reduce capital gains tax
6%	Reduce central funding for local government
10%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
10%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
21%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
63%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
82%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58%	Right to strike
81%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
63%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
78%	Stop climate change
83%	Stronger Military Covenant
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Union Regulation
70%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
41%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
90%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
80%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Chi Onwurah MP, Newcastle upon Tyne Central (24807)

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