Voting Record — Mary Creagh MP, Wakefield (11898)

Mary Creagh is currently The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Coventry East	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 10, 0.0%	10 votes out of 15, 66.7%	0 times
Wakefield	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	2 votes out of 359, 0.6%	359 votes out of 463, 77.5%	0 times
Wakefield	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	5 votes out of 244, 2.0%	244 votes out of 467, 52.2%	0 times
Wakefield	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	1 vote out of 856, 0.1%	856 votes out of 1239, 69.1%	12 times
Wakefield	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	16 votes out of 882, 1.8%	882 votes out of 1288, 68.5%	20 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	Mary Creagh	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
18 Jul 2024	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
House	Date	Subject	Mary Creagh	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
13 Feb 2019	Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Commons	12 Sep 2018	EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2018	Appointment of Professor Sir Ian Kennedy as Electoral Commissioner	minority	no	Rebel
13 Nov 2017	Became Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19
6 Nov 2017	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
12 Jul 2017	Became Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
12 Jul 2017	Became Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mary Creagh	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
3 May 2017	Stopped being Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
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
Commons	1 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
10 Feb 2016	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 Feb 2016	Became Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
10 Feb 2016	Became Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
10 Feb 2016	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise	Majority	aye	Rebel
26 Oct 2015	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
14 Sep 2015	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for International Development,
House	Date	Subject	Mary Creagh	Lab Vote	Rôle
5 Nov 2014	Became Shadow Secretary of State for International Development,
5 Nov 2014	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
7 Oct 2013	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Transport,
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Remove Requement for Monarch to be Member of the Church of England	both	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
31 Oct 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Health),
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons),
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — New Academies Only Where There is Proven Need -rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Child Trust Funds Regulations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Programme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Clause 6 — Pension Annuities — Treatment of persons at age 75	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Power to Repeal High Income Excess Relief Charge	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Pensions — Report Prior to Repeal of High Income Excess Relief Charge	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Police Grant Report 2010-11	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2010	Emergency Budget — Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2010	Emergency Budget — Value Added Tax	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Programme	tellno	no	Teller
12 May 2010	Became Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
House	Date	Subject	Mary Creagh	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 47. Furnished holiday lettings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2010	Delegated Legislation — Local Government	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2010	Delegated Legislation — Local Government	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2010	Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 3 — Alcohol disorder zones	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2010	Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2010	Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Schedule 9 — Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc	tellno	no	Teller
1 Mar 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Health),
Commons	20 Jan 2010	Prime Minister — Clause 1 — initial duties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2010	Health and Safety (Company Director Liability) — Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2010	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Education, Training and Skills	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2009	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Local Government Finances	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2009	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Local Government Finances	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2009	Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2009	Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills	tellno	no	Teller
29 Oct 2009	Stopped being Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — NHS Dentistry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2009	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jul 2009	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2009	Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill — New Clause 3 — Right of Gurkhas to Live in the UK	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jul 2009	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2009	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 8 — Enforcement	tellno	no	Teller
10 Jun 2009	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
3 Mar 2009	Became Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Jan 2009	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
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 — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
29 Jan 2008	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury
29 Jan 2008	Became PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport
16 Jul 2007	Became PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury
16 Jul 2007	Stopped being PPS (Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury
28 Jun 2007	Became PPS (Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being PPS (Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE, Minister of State), Department of Health
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being PPS (Andy Burnham, Minister of State), Department of Health
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
26 Mar 2007	Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
14 Mar 2007	Became PPS (Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE, Minister of State), Department of Health
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
1 Feb 2007	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Lord Warner, Minister of State), Department of Health
22 Jan 2007	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
20 Nov 2006	Became PPS (Rt Hon Lord Warner, Minister of State), Department of Health
20 Nov 2006	Became PPS (Andy Burnham, Minister of State), Department of Health
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint 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
6%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
84%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
42%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
40%	Asylum System - More strict
23%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
81%	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
33%	Closed Material Proceedure
22%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
97%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18%	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
100%	Easier access to abortion
0%	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
50%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
4%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
91%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
89%	Fully Elected House of Lords
73%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
63%	Further devolution to Scotland
71%	Further devolution to Wales
73%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
67%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
90%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
25%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
51%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
99%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
81%	HS2 - In Favour
79%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
83%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
27%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
16%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21%	Increase the state pension age
17%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
5%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
99%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
39%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
40%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
72%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
42%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
84%	Minimum Wage
99%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
61%	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
100%	Nuclear power - For
77%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
40%	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
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
16%	Privatise Royal Mail
47%	Promote Occupational Pensions
53%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
28%	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
12%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
40%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
21%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
13%	Register of Lobbyists
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
83%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
75%	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
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
85%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58%	Right to strike
83%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
18%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
82%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
69%	Stop climate change
78%	Support current and former armed service members
44%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
50%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
6%	Tougher on illegal immigration
5%	Trade Unions - Restrict
80%	Transparency of Parliament
86%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
87%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
75%	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 — Mary Creagh MP, Wakefield (11898)

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