Voting Record — Helen Goodman MP, Bishop Auckland (11421)

Helen Goodman

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
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	3 votes out of 368, 0.8%	368 votes out of 463, 79.5%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	4 votes out of 315, 1.3%	315 votes out of 467, 67.5%	1 time
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	8 votes out of 897, 0.9%	897 votes out of 1239, 72.4%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	15 votes out of 1178, 1.3%	1178 votes out of 1288, 91.5%	45 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	Helen Goodman	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	minority	aye	Rebel
31 Oct 2017	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Procedure Committee
6 Jul 2017	Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
House	Date	Subject	Helen Goodman	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jul 2016	UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Feb 2016	Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons	16 Dec 2015	Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill — Leave to Bring In	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
28 Oct 2015	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
18 Sep 2015	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Treasury Committee
House	Date	Subject	Helen Goodman	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
3 Dec 2014	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
3 Dec 2014	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
27 Jan 2014	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
Commons	17 Oct 2012	European Union — Regulation of Emission of Pollutants from Ships	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
7 Oct 2011	Became Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport),
7 Oct 2011	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Justice),
1 Mar 2011	Became Member, Procedure Committee
26 Oct 2010	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Justice),
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions),
House	Date	Subject	Helen Goodman	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Election of Committee Chairs	minority	aye	Rebel
9 Jun 2009	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions),
9 Jun 2009	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary committee writes a report	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2009	National Policy Statements — Parliamentary debate following committee report — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 25 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute known to be trafficked or coerced: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 4 — Loitering: decriminalisation of under 18 year olds	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 20 — Bingo duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 May 2009	Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill — Clause 9 — extension of reduced standard rate and anti-avoidance provision	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 May 2009	Developing Country Debt (Restriction of Recovery) — Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Delegated Legislation — Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Business Rates and the Recession	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 — Retention of Communications Data by Communications Providers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2009	Motion to reject the European Working Time Directive — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2009	Prayers — Autism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — British Agriculture and Food Labelling	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2009	Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Non Westminster representation should count — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2009	Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Emergency Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Economy, Pensions and Welfare	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	New Standing Order — Regional Select Committees — Membership	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Select Committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Regional Accountability — Set up regional select committees	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Nov 2008	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day] — Economic Crisis	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Functions etc of a reclaim fund	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 7 — Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 78 — Constitutional arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Quality contracts schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 10 — Provision that may be made in an order under section 73	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 24 — Responsibility for children in care who enter custody	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 7 — Registration scheme in England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
5 Oct 2008	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
5 Oct 2008	Stopped being Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
3 Aug 2007	Stopped being Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
2 Jul 2007	Became Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
12 Jun 2007	Became PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice
4 Jun 2007	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
18 Mar 2007	Became Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
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
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
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 — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Public Accounts 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
20%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
53%	Asylum System - More strict
1%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
85%	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
19%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
100%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
24%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
85%	Easier access to abortion
10%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Employment rights
16%	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%	Environmental water quality
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
40%	Fixed Term Parliaments
62%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
79%	Fully Elected House of Lords
73%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
57%	Further devolution to Scotland
67%	Further devolution to Wales
72%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
67%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
97%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
54%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
73%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
63%	HS2 - In Favour
75%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
32%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
12%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
13%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
4%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	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
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
89%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
38%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
67%	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
71%	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
98%	Nuclear power - For
71%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
16%	Police and Crime Commissioners
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
86%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
31%	Promote Occupational Pensions
81%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
66%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
21%	Reduce capital gains tax
6%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
8%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
13%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
5%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
46%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
13%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
72%	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
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
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
66%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
77%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
67%	Same Sex Marriage - for
15%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
57%	Smoking ban - In favour
75%	State control of bus services
72%	Stop climate change
94%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
25%	Tougher on illegal immigration
2%	Trade Unions - Restrict
61%	Transparency of Parliament
57%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
69%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Helen Goodman MP, Bishop Auckland (11421)

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