Rosie Winterton’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Rosie Winterton’s votes.

• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes

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

Rosie Winterton has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 14 Sep 2016

  claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36). Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to. Main Question accordingly put. The House divided: Ayes 195, Noes 280.

• Uk Steel Industry 29 Feb 2016

  claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36). Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to. Main Question accordingly put. The House divided: Ayes 239, Noes 288.

• Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Student Maintenance Grants: Cost of Public Transport 19 Jan 2016

  claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36).

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Profile

Labour MP for Doncaster Central

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

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Transport
• Home Department
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Electoral Commission Committee
• Education
• East Coast Railway Line: Rolling Stock
• Local Enterprise Partnerships
• Electoral Register: Doncaster
• Schools: Doncaster
• Roads: Doncaster

Currently held offices

• Opposition Chief Whip (Commons) (since 8 Oct 2010)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (23 Jun 2010 to 26 Jan 2011)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Women) (28 Feb 2010 to 30 Oct 2010)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (12 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Local Government) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination); (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Pensions Reform) and Minister (Yorkshire and the Humber) (5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (Yorkshire and the Humber) (10 Jan 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Transport) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• The Minister of State, Department of Health (13 Jun 2003 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Harold Walker

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)
• Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Rosie Winterton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74.11% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 57 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.
• 87 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Rosie Winterton’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 641 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)