Voting Record — Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, City of Durham (11558)

Roberta Blackman-Woods

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 0 votes out of 324, 0.0% 324 votes out of 463, 70.0% 1 time
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 1 vote out of 280, 0.4% 280 votes out of 467, 60.0% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 1 vote out of 867, 0.1% 867 votes out of 1239, 70.0% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 6 votes out of 1020, 0.6% 1020 votes out of 1288, 79.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectRoberta Blackman-WoodsLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities & Local Government) (Planning),
Commons23 Oct 2018Abortion Bill tellayeaye Teller
12 Jan 2018Became Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities & Local Government) (Planning),
12 Jan 2018Stopped being Shadow Minister (International Development),
3 Jul 2017Became Shadow Minister (International Development),
3 Jul 2017Stopped being Shadow Minister (Housing),
HouseDateSubjectRoberta Blackman-WoodsLab VoteRôle
13 Mar 2017Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
9 Oct 2016Became Shadow Minister (Housing),
18 Jul 2016Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
27 Jun 2016Stopped being Shadow Minister (Housing),
Commons20 Apr 2016Printing Acts of Parliament on Vellum Majorityno Rebel
18 Sep 2015Became Shadow Minister (Housing),
18 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
HouseDateSubjectRoberta Blackman-WoodsLab VoteRôle
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays minorityaye Rebel
7 Oct 2011Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
7 Oct 2011Stopped being Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office),
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee
HouseDateSubjectRoberta Blackman-WoodsLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
1 Oct 2009Became Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee
30 Sep 2009Stopped being Member, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
16 Jan 2009Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon David Lammy, Minister of State), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
13 Nov 2008Became PPS (Rt Hon David Lammy, Minister of State), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
16 Oct 2008Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
29 Sep 2008Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
4 Aug 2008Became PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
10 Mar 2008Became Member, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
Commons1 Feb 2008Prayers tellnono Teller
25 Oct 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
11 Oct 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
26 Jul 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
26 Jul 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
23 Jul 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
16 Jul 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
28 Jun 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence
28 Jun 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong, Minister of State (Cabinet)), Cabinet Office
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2006Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
17 Jul 2006Stopped being Member, Education & Skills Committee
8 May 2006Became PPS (Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong, Minister of State (Cabinet)), Cabinet Office
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Education & Skills Committee
28 Jun 2005Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
28 Jun 2005Became Member, Statutory Instruments (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.

AgreementPolicy
9% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6% Academy Schools - for
17% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
40% Asylum System - More strict
23% 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
20% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33% Closed Material Proceedure
21% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
13% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
26% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
0% Employment rights
29% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
76% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76% European Union Integration - For
16% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
40% Fixed Term Parliaments
72% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
78% Fully Elected House of Lords
58% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
54% Further devolution to Scotland
67% Further devolution to Wales
78% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
87% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
26% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
47% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
94% HS2 - In Favour
79% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
50% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
21% Increase Air Passenger Duty
10% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
13% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
4% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
98% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13% Localise Council Tax Support
35% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
60% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mansion Tax
81% 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
33% 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
70% 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
58% Nuclear power - For
76% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
10% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% 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
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
53% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
84% 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
15% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
10% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
5% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
45% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
17% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
52% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
50% 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
9% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
16% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75% Retain funds from council house sales locally
19% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
73% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
78% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
15% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
82% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
75% Stop climate change
94% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
12% Tougher on illegal immigration
2% Trade Unions - Restrict
54% Transparency of Parliament
64% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
1% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
75% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
71% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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