Voting Record — Jon Ashworth MP, Leicester South (25120)

Jon Ashworth is currently Shadow Paymaster General,

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 728, 0.0% 728 votes out of 1012, 71.9% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 0 votes out of 377, 0.0% 377 votes out of 463, 81.4% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 0 votes out of 291, 0.0% 291 votes out of 467, 62.3% 0 times
6 May 2011 30 Mar 2015 Lab 1 vote out of 732, 0.1% 732 votes out of 972, 75.3% 37 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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HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
4 Sep 2023Became Shadow Paymaster General,
4 Sep 2023Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
29 Nov 2021Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
29 Nov 2021Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
9 Jan 2018Became Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
9 Jan 2018Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Health,
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
7 Oct 2016Became Shadow Secretary of State for Health,
7 Oct 2016Stopped being Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office),
14 Sep 2015Became Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office),
14 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
HouseDateSubjectJon AshworthLab VoteRôle
7 Oct 2013Became Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
7 Oct 2013Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons15 Jul 2013Opt Out from European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jul 2013Opt Out from European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jun 2013Communities and Local Government — Schedule 14 — Removal of Cap on Consumer Redress Order Payments tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Schedule 14 — Make Consumer Redress Orders Retrospective tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Clause 8 — Balance National Security vs Public Interest in Requests to Withhold Information From Parties in Civil Court Cases tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — New Clause 4 — Closed Material Procedure — Expiry of Provisions Unless Renewed tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Third Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedule — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2013Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clause 1 — Rate of Increase of Certain Benefits, Payments and Tax Credits tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Loans and Grants for Heating and Insulation — Energy Saving — Carbon Emissions Reductions tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Rising Cost of Transport — Cap on Rail Fare Increases tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Nov 2012Reduction in Income Tax Rate Applying to Income Over £150,000 tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Nov 2012Small Charitable Donations Bill — New Clause 1 — Annual Report on Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Nov 2012NHS — Regional Pay — Support for Employers and Unions Working Together — Evidence Based Change tellnono Teller
Commons7 Nov 2012Regional Pay (NHS) tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Oct 2012Opposition Day — Police and Crime Commissioner Elections tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Sep 2012Defamation Bill — New Clause 2 — Regulation of Payments for Legal Services In Defamation Cases tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jul 2012Draft European Union Budget tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Jun 2012Electoral Registration and Administration Bill — Clause 1 — Individual Voter Registration — Ministerial Guidance tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jun 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Programme tellnono Teller
Commons11 Jun 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 6 — Extending VAT to Static Holiday Caravans tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — VAT on Hot Baked Goods — (Pasty Tax) tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Apr 2012Finance Bill 2012 — New Clause 3 — Report on Impact of Changes to VAT tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Mar 2012Opposition Day — Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — New Clause 11 — Central Government Funding of Full Costs of Council Tax Reduction Schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Move from Council Tax Benefit to Council Tax Reduction Schemes tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jan 2012New Standing Order — Consideration of Orders to Abolish, Merge or Modify Public Bodies tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill (Money) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill (Money) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill (programme) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Second reading tellnono Teller
Commons6 Dec 2011Chancellor of the Exchequer — Consideration of The Economy tellnono Teller
Commons29 Nov 2011Public Bodies Bill — Schedule 5 — Power to Modify or Transfer Functions of Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroner, and their Medical Advisers tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Nov 2011Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Oct 2011Health and Social Care Bill — Drop the Bill — Cross Party Talks on NHS Commissioning tellayeaye Teller
7 Oct 2011Became Opposition Whip (Commons),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
0% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
93% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
98% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
9% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
92% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16% Closed Material Proceedure
19% Coalition Programme for Government - For
13% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
21% Delegate more powers to government ministers
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
16% Encourage and incentivise saving
84% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
17% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
77% European Union Integration - For
13% 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
75% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
68% Further devolution to Scotland
73% Further devolution to Wales
92% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
87% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
66% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
72% HS2 - In Favour
91% Human Rights and Equality
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
21% Increase Air Passenger Duty
24% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
40% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
87% Mass Retention of Communications Data
44% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
50% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
80% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
72% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75% Nuclear power - For
84% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
23% Police and Crime Commissioners
69% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
8% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
17% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
20% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25% Reducing the number of MPs - for
40% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
25% Register of Lobbyists
99% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
75% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
10% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
13% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
10% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
69% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
81% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
12% Schools - Greater Autonomy
83% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
74% Stop climate change
85% Support current and former armed service members
12% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
11% Tougher on illegal immigration
0% Trade Unions - Restrict
60% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
67% Voting age - Reduce to 16
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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