Voting summaries
MPs have many roles, but one of the most important is that they make decisions. These decisions shape the laws that govern us, and can affect every aspect of how we live our lives.
One of the ways MPs make decisions is by voting.
On TheyWorkForYou, we create voting summaries that group a set of decisions together, show how an MP has generally voted on a set of related votes, and if they differ from their party.
You can see these groups, randomly ordered, below.
You can read more about how this works, the kinds of votes we include, how we compare MPs to parties, and why we think this is important.
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How Rosemary McKenna voted on Social Issues #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 1997. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against.
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Generally voted for laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes
2 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2009. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for.
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Generally voted for equal gay rights Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2003–2007. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for.
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Generally voted for smoking bans Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2006. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for.
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Consistently voted for the hunting ban Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2002–2004. Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted for.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Rosemary McKenna voted on Taxation and Employment #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Has never voted in a major vote about encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
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Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008. Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against.
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Voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010. Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against.
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Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Rosemary McKenna voted on Health #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Has never voted on fewer obstacles for access to abortion Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2007.
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Consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003. Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for.
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Generally voted for smoking bans Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2006. Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for.
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Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 1997. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against.
Last updated: 7 March 2023.
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For votes held while they were in office:
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Has never voted in a major vote about a lower voting age Show votes
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2005.
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Has never voted in a major vote about a transparent Parliament Show votes
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2007.
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Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 1999–2007. Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for.
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Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, in 2007. Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against.
Last updated: 17 January 2022.
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How Rosemary McKenna voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
For votes held while they were in office:
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Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for.
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Consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for.
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Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2009. Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for.
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Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2003. Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against.
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Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
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