How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Social Issues #

• Consistently voted for equal gay rights Show votes 21 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 1999–2014
• Generally voted for smoking bans Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 1999–2015
• Almost always voted for the hunting ban Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2004
• Almost always voted for allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2004–2014
• Generally voted for laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, 3 absences, between 2009–2014
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 1997

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Generally voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 6 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2014
• Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003
• Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 1 vote for, 12 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2009
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2015
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 43 votes for, 6 votes against, 19 absences, between 2006–2014
• Voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2014
• Consistently voted for strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2012
• Voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2014

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012
• Consistently voted against making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2012
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 22 votes against, 8 absences, between 2013–2015
• Almost always voted for spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Almost always voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2015
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 18 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2013
• Generally voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 4 votes for, 10 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2013
• Generally voted for increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2015
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011
• Generally voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for a banker’s bonus tax Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2015
• Generally voted against higher taxes on banks Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2015
• Consistently voted for an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Consistently voted against allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2012–2013
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Gerry Sutcliffe’s position on more restrictive regulation of trade union activity. Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, between 2008–2010
• Generally voted for reducing capital gains tax Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, between 2010–2013

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Business and the Economy #

• Almost always voted against reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 1 vote for, 13 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2015
• Almost always voted against measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2013–2015
• Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 6 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2014
• Voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013–2014

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Health #

• Generally voted for restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2012
• Almost always voted against reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2012
• Consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003
• Generally voted for smoking bans Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 1999–2015
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 1997

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Education #

• Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes 7 votes for, 16 votes against, 9 absences, between 1998–2014
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted against academy schools Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2011
• Consistently voted against ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 9 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2012

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2015
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010–2013
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2013
• Almost always voted against a transparent Parliament Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2009
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 6 absences, between 2003–2012
• Almost always voted against local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2013
• Almost always voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2014
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 1999–2012
• Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2012–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 9 absences, between 2011–2015
• Generally voted for more powers for local councils Show votes 17 votes for, 13 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2015
• Has never voted on a lower voting age

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Home Affairs #

• Almost always voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 15 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2007
• Consistently voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2008–2009
• Consistently voted for introducing ID cards Show votes 24 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2006
• Consistently voted against the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2011–2012
• Consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2014

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Environmental Issues #

• Generally voted for measures to prevent climate change Show votes 10 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 2000–2013
• Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted against selling England’s state owned forests Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted for financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013
• Generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014
• Voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2015
• Voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013–2014

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Transport #

• Voted for greater public control of bus services Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2014
• Consistently voted for slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2013
• Generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Has never voted on a publicly owned railway system

How Gerry Sutcliffe voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of gambling Show votes 6 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2004–2014
• Consistently voted against capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2010
• Almost always voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 52 votes for, 0 votes against, 17 absences, between 2001–2010
• Consistently voted against the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2009–2011
• Consistently voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2014
• Generally voted against restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes 1 vote for, 10 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014
• Generally voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2013
• Generally voted against a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, in 2013
• Almost always voted against limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2013
• Generally voted for restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2014
• Almost always voted against the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Show votes 7 votes for, 59 votes against, 15 absences, between 2011–2015

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