Barry Sheerman’s voting in Parliament

Barry Sheerman is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

However, Barry Sheerman sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Barry Sheerman generally voted against the hunting ban, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• Barry Sheerman almost always voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Barry Sheerman generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Barry Sheerman generally voted for university tuition fees, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Barry Sheerman

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electric Cars 27 Jun 2017

  Does the Minister ever worry that the country looks like investing £100 billion in High Speed 2, which will open at the earliest in 2033, but that, by that time, we will be able to use our phone to call to our home a driverless Uber-type vehicle powered by electricity that can take us anywhere in the country? Is that £100 billion not wasted money?

• European Council 26 Jun 2017

  Many of us who did not want this country of ours to leave the European Union took that view partly because we believed that leaving would make us more vulnerable and Europe less stable. Will the Prime Minister assure me that discussions took place at the European Council on the security implications of where we are now in Europe, given the increasing threat from Russia, both militarily and in...

• Terror Attacks 22 Jun 2017

  First, I have one bit of advice for the Home Secretary: please be very careful about language. Many people feel alienated by talk of “stamping out” and “enough is enough”. Secondly, will there be just one commission? As a west Yorkshire MP, a neighbour of Jo Cox’s constituency and as part of a brilliant group of hard-working MPs who work with their communities, I...

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Labour/Co-operative MP for Huddersfield

Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1979 — General election

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005; Labour until 30 Mar 2015

Also represented Huddersfield East

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

Social Media

• @BarrySheerman
• https://facebook.com/Barry4Huddersfield

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Barry Sheerman campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health
• Education
• Home Department
• Free Schools
• Offences against Children
• Accountancy
• Home Education
• G4S

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Children, Schools and Families Committee (12 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 12 Nov 2007)
• Member, Education & Skills Committee (5 Nov 2007 to 8 Nov 2007)
• Chair, Education & Skills Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 5 Nov 2007)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (21 Dec 1999 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Education Sub-committee (1 Dec 1999 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Education Sub-committee (30 Nov 1999 to 1 Dec 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson for Disabled Peoples' Rights (1 Jun 1992 to 1 Jun 1994)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (1 Jun 1988 to 1 Jun 1992)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education and Employment) (1 Jun 1983 to 1 Jun 1988)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (14 Apr 1981 to 8 Dec 1983)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Joseph Mallalieu
• William Mabane
• James Hudson
• Arthur Marshall
• Arthur Sherwell
• James Woodhouse
• Joseph Crosland
• William Summers
• Edward Leatham
• Thomas Crosland
• Edward Leatham
• Edward Akroyd
• Goderich
• William Stansfield
• John Blackburne
• Edward Ellice
• William Johnson
• John Blackburne
• Lewis Fenton

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• European Union (Referendum) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 122 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Barry Sheerman’s speeches
• Has received answers to 153 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 16 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.
• 118 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Barry Sheerman’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1238 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)