Voting Record — Virendra Sharma MP, Ealing, Southall (13934)

Virendra Sharma

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From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 772, 0.0%	772 votes out of 1069, 72.2%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 315, 0.0%	315 votes out of 463, 68.0%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	4 votes out of 248, 1.6%	248 votes out of 467, 53.1%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	3 votes out of 899, 0.3%	899 votes out of 1239, 72.6%	1 time
20 Jul 2007	12 Apr 2010	Lab	6 votes out of 602, 1.0%	602 votes out of 750, 80.3%	0 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	Virendra Sharma	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
29 Apr 2024	Stopped being Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee
24 Apr 2024	Became Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee
12 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee
5 Jan 2022	Became Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, International Development Committee
15 Jan 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Virendra Sharma	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
13 Sep 2017	Became Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, International Development Committee
House	Date	Subject	Virendra Sharma	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
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, Committees on Arms Export Controls
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, International Development Committee
House	Date	Subject	Virendra Sharma	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
Commons	28 Apr 2014	High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	both	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Oct 2011	House of Commons Recess Dates — Winter 2011-12	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Apr 2011	Control of Negative Election Campaigns by Third Parties — Allowing All UK Residents Over 18 to Vote — Introduction of Voter ID	tellaye	aye	Teller
2 Nov 2010	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Virendra Sharma	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
25 Jan 2010	Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 10 — Proceedings in Parliament	Majority	aye	Rebel
9 Mar 2009	Became Member, International Development Committee
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2009	Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
16 Jan 2009	Stopped being PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Home Office
16 Jan 2009	Stopped being PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), HM Treasury
30 Dec 2008	Became PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Home Office
30 Dec 2008	Became PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), HM Treasury
22 Jul 2008	Stopped being Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
1 May 2008	Became Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
9 Nov 2007	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
6 Nov 2007	Became Member, Justice 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
23%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6%	Academy Schools - for
93%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
18%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
1%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
89%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
18%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
67%	Control Orders
13%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
24%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
75%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
77%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
16%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
90%	Environmental water quality
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
77%	European Union Integration - For
4%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
44%	Fixed Term Parliaments
84%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
99%	Fully Elected House of Lords
78%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
65%	Further devolution to Scotland
71%	Further devolution to Wales
97%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
79%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
56%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
91%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
67%	HS2 - In Favour
92%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
21%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
22%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
35%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
98%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
34%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
20%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
52%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
45%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
67%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
85%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
65%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
36%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
77%	Nuclear power - For
80%	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
69%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
16%	Privatise Royal Mail
31%	Promote Occupational Pensions
41%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
80%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
28%	Reduce capital gains tax
10%	Reduce central funding for local government
80%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
15%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
33%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
12%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
45%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
21%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	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
9%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
79%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
96%	Right to strike
77%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
76%	Same Sex Marriage - for
4%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
88%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
76%	Stop climate change
76%	Support current and former armed service members
38%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
8%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
22%	Tougher on illegal immigration
17%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transparency of Parliament
60%	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
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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Voting Record — Virendra Sharma MP, Ealing, Southall (13934)

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