Voting Record — John Penrose MP, Weston-Super-Mare (11924)

John Penrose

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	Con	4 votes out of 988, 0.4%	988 votes out of 1069, 92.4%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	6 votes out of 430, 1.4%	430 votes out of 463, 92.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 424, 0.0%	424 votes out of 467, 90.8%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	5 votes out of 1024, 0.5%	1024 votes out of 1239, 82.6%	13 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	27 votes out of 908, 3.0%	908 votes out of 1288, 70.5%	1 time

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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	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jun 2023	Committee on Standards	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill	both	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Permitted Locations for Abortion Treatment	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2020	Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
26 Jul 2019	Stopped being The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
16 Nov 2018	Became The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office,
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
17 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
8 May 2015	Became The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office,
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2015	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2014	Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 1 — Protection of overseas domestic workers from slavery	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2014	Modern Slavery Bill — New Clause 1 — Expanding The Role of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2014	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Sep 2014	Clinical Commissioning Groups — Ability to Carry Out Commissioning Jointly With Other Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Affordable Homes Bill — Commit to a Select Committee Rather than Public Bill Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Affordable Homes Bill — Second Reading — Housing Benefit Penalty for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms — Exemptions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Affordable Homes Bill — Move to A Vote on Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2014	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2014	Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — Programme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2014	Queen's Speech — Note of Thanks — Legislatative Programme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2014	Queen's Speech — The Economy and Living Standards	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Feb 2014	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
8 Feb 2014	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
28 Oct 2013	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
7 Oct 2013	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2013	Reduce Voting Age to 16	Majority	no	Rebel
3 Dec 2012	Became Member, Administration Committee
6 Sep 2012	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport),
17 May 2010	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
House	Date	Subject	John Penrose	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jan 2010	Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House	Majority	aye	Rebel
27 Jul 2009	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
29 Jun 2009	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
29 Jun 2009	Became Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (May Day)	Majority	no	Rebel
19 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	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	5 Jul 2006	Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Oct 2005	Motion to sit in private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Work and Pensions 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
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
88%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
78%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
93%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
19%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
99%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
86%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
81%	Control Orders
0%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
82%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
93%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
89%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
99%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
16%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
26%	European Union Integration - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
49%	Fixed Term Parliaments
9%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
79%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
11%	Further devolution to Wales
28%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
94%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
12%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
86%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
38%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
94%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
89%	HS2 - In Favour
30%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
42%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
84%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
81%	Increase the state pension age
89%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
77%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
34%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
61%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
31%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
59%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
34%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
38%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
84%	Nuclear power - For
22%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
18%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
99%	Privatise Royal Mail
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
15%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
80%	Reduce capital gains tax
90%	Reduce central funding for local government
40%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
89%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
71%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
14%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
66%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
12%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0%	Right to strike
16%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
85%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
44%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
26%	Stop climate change
26%	Support current and former armed service members
63%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
13%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
89%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
87%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
7%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — John Penrose MP, Weston-Super-Mare (11924)

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