Alan Johnson’s voting in Parliament

Alan Johnson is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Alan Johnson’s votes.

• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Generally voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Alan Johnson’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Alan Johnson’s full vote analysis page for more.

Alan Johnson has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Communities and Local Government: Right to Buy Scheme 1 Apr 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on sending out information on the Right to Buy scheme to people who are not housing association or council tenants.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Company Voluntary Arrangements 26 Feb 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) have been made in the last two years; how many such arrangements have been renegotiated due to a change in circumstances; and for what reasons those CVAs have been unsuccessful.

• European Council 22 Feb 2016

  I am tempted the ask whether the Prime Minister thinks blonds have more fun, but I will actually ask whether he remembers the analysis his Government did in 2014 of the European arrest warrant. It concluded that the European arrest warrant acts as a deterrent to offenders coming to this country. Will he point that out to his Work and Pensions Secretary, and will he ask the Home Secretary to...

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Profile

Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

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• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Health
• Department for Education
• Communities and Local Government
• Police: Accountability
• Police: Finance
• Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme
• Antisocial Behaviour Orders
• Identity Cards

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (8 Oct 2010 to 20 Jan 2011)
• Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• The Secretary of State for Health (28 Jun 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Secretary of State for Education and Skills (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (6 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (9 Sep 2004 to 6 May 2005)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education) (13 Jun 2003 to 9 Sep 2004)
• Minister of State (Employment Relations, Industry & the Regions) (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry) (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (9 Jul 1997 to 19 Feb 1998)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1 Aug 1995 to 1 Aug 1997)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Employment Bill Committee (17 out of 17)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Alan Johnson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 58.19% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 69 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 95 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alan Johnson’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1022 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)